SIR – Following the swift demise of the Labour Party leader Ed Miliband the question immediately arises what should he do with his 8ft stone plinth?

I circulated by text message to many friends for assistance on his behalf asking could they help with any suggestion of what to do with a second hand large slab of stone slightly defaced?

I received several answers rather quickly, but only one is printable in a respectable newspaper of the T&A’s standing.

The special monument to Socialism would be most appropriate in the garden of Ed Balls, as he is currently on gardening leave.

What a splendid idea!

Alan Chapman, Beck Lane, Bingley