In recent weeks I have seen the Lib Dems claim that they and they alone are responsible for the increase in personal allowances announced in the recent budget.

Rubbish, it had to be increased to prevent unrest amongst ordinary working people.

I note that serial band waggon jumper Clegg does not claim to be responsible for the tax on pasties, the cutting of working tax credits for hard working families. For the attacks on pensioners, the paltry increase in the pittance that is called the state pension has been more than cancelled out by huge increases in food and energy costs. Never forget that people paid into the Treasury for 50 years or more to get it.

The Lib-Dems support the part privatisation of the NHS — 49 per cent private a disgrace. We see NHS patients being charged for parking at private hospitals while private patients are not — a twotier service ? The trouble in this country is that we are governed by a bunch of serial liars.

Iain Camick Westhoughton