YET again we have a budget that reflects the true nature of the Conservative Party.

It is not the first time that Chancellor George Osborne has sacrificed money in a budget from protecting the most vulnerable people in society to giving huge benefits to the wealthy.

I think what is so annoying is the way that he rubs the noses of the poor into more poverty when making rich people even richer.

We desperately need a fairer distribution of wealth in this country.

No longer are the masses kept in ignorance of what politicians are doing. They made the mistake of educating the masses and now we better understand the cruel and devious tricks that they play.

The Conservatives tal­ked about the fact that the economy is in desperate straits following the crash brought about by greedy bankers and, that for us to get things right again, we would “all be in this together” sharing the burden of the regeneration of wealth.

I am still waiting for the “all together.”

Even senior Conservative cabinet ministers are baulking and are resigning their places in the Cabinet against his latest gem.

Taking billions of pounds from people who are desperately trying to live independent and civilised lives and contributing to the wealth of this country by managing to stay in work with little support and giving tax incentives to people who are already wealthy enough not to need his support.

If they, the politicians, could bring themselves to being honest with the electorate we, I am sure, would be willing to make sacrifices to help to get this country back on its feet.

We are still a proud people.

At the moment all we seem to be doing is going from crisis to crisis and the politicians do not trust anybody but themselves to put things right.

Listening to the voice of the people would a good start in building a fairer and more balanced society.

The Governor of the Bank of England has had for many years now to downgrade his predictions of growth – and he, like the Chancellor, blames the volatility of the world economy for their failure to get things right.

I can guess what is likely to happen in the future but with all the resources that these people have you would think that they could make a better job of forecasting the short-term future of the economy.

We live in hope.

– Bob Harris, Berry Hill.