Alan Chapman is one of many to castigate the Trade Unions for their donations and political aspirations (TYP, December 19).

So few manage even one tut of disapproval for billionaires' donations elsewhere. These are successfully aimed at maintaining the sanctity of their tax-havens, where they can regard themselves as the only pebbles on the beach.

As well as Covid, the last decade brought us Downing Street jiggery-pokery on a scale which had many of us claiming ‘this can't be true’. But it was and on so many mind-boggling occasions we said ‘at least things can't get any worse’. But they did.

Members of the RMT stand on a picket line outside Manchester Piccadilly train station during the national rail strike over pay on August 18, 2022 in Manchester, England. PIC: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images

Perhaps it's not so surprising that an increasing number find Trade Unions' comparative openness and honesty to be a refreshing change?

Can things get any worse? Let's hope we're not getting that one wrong once again.

I'm not too keen on Alan's "go teetotal" suggestion, but am glad that he appears to have survived it.

Save the ire shown towards trade unions for billionaire donors - Yorkshire Post Letters