Austerity has always been needed after a period of a Labour government because of their financial mismanagement of the economy.

The financial crisis was caused by a Labour government’s inaction and the Blair/Brown government was the most extreme case of financial mismanagement, so rather than bringing prosperity, they brought misery to millions.

Remember the note ’There’s no money left’?

Those of us old enough to remember, do not look back at history through selective rose tinted socialist spectacles, but through the historical balance sheets of the parties and there is only one with a proven track record of bringing real prosperity to all in Britain, the Conservatives.

KEVIN BUCK Clarence Road, Grays