Dear Editor
To keep control of the government, the Conservatives had to make a deal with the Democratic Unionists in Northern Ireland. It involved making millions of pounds available to fund projects, at the same time it secured the support of the DUP in parliament for the fragile government.
For the majority of the people in the UK this has meant a continuation in the main of cuts in public services: below inflation wage increases, sharp rises in shop prices – in effect a continuation of their programme of austerity, already outlined by them for many years to come.
Changes to this situation must be made long before that. The Conservatives cannot do it: indeed they are not capable or willing to do so.
It is high time they were told to go: vanish, as quickly as possible, at last getting them off our backs.
Tony Delahoy,
Silverknowes Gardens
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