'Anyone who believes either of the two main parties is naive' - Tour Letters: August 18
PICTURE FROM THE ARCHIVE: Perfect in miniature – A picture from 2015 as volunteer Derek Adamson looks at the incredibly detailed model that had been made dedicated to past and present miners. It was donated by John Howe from Stafford to the Museum of Cannock Chase, based in Valley Road, Hednesford.
FINANCE PROMISE IS ALL NONSENSE
At every general election, we are treated to a nonsensical debate about fiscal prudence. We are expected to believe that the nation's finances will only be safe in their hands and that their opponents are unable to manage the nation's finances.
Anyone who believes either of the two main parties is naive. Labour and the Conservatives have built a £2 trillion-plus national debt. They have acted as if there are no limits to what the government can spend, and as a direct result, they have stifled enterprise and reduced economic growth to a trickle.
We are all poorer, mired in debt, and have unsustainable spending commitments. We have an addiction to welfare and an unfunded and unsustainable pension scheme, relying as it does on people working and contributing to pay today's pensions. There will be no money to pay those retiring when there are too few workers, even if those retiring have paid all their contributions
This is the reality we face. We must spend more on defence, a world in which we face massive energy insecurity and punitive costs of net zero, is beckoning. The sad reality is that there are no votes for cutting spending. The public has been drawn into a parallel world in which fantasy accounting and a belief that scarcity does not exist. It most certainly does. The plain fact is that if you want less of something, then tax it. Wealth is no different, and we have certainly borne this out.
Martin Bristow, Wolverhampton
FED UP WITH BAD DRIVING ON ROADS
I see it every day, bad driving, speeding, accidents, bad parking, driving aggressively, driving too close to vehicles in front or cyclists, using phones, etc.It’s about time to stop these Mr and Mrs Toads.
