Very dangerous for our divided country

WITH all the mad stuff going on in the Tory party I’m sure there was much rejoicing that the UK deficit has now been reduced to a mere £42.6 billion, down from £103 billion in 2010 achieving George Osborne’s target only two years late.

A notable feat I agree – but let’s look at the cost our country and its people have paid during these many years of austerity.

Many still regard the UK to be a nation that provides good public services and infrastructure for its citizens and only ten years ago that was true, but take a good look around and you can see that it’s certainly not the case today.

Many of the services that used to be provided, essential in a modern society, no longer exist. The reduction in Government grants, up to a third in some cases, have left many UK cities in crisis and only recently two cities, both Tory controlled, have declared that they are on the verge of bankruptcy and only able to provide a basic service.

This is a situation that many other cities could find themselves in the near future without Government support. I have had a lifelong interest in politics and have seen many political parties come and go and l cannot believe l would ever live to see the absolute shambles that our political system has become today. The Tories tearing themselves apart over Brexit and Labour seemingly unable to present any alternative policies, a situation, as l have said before, that could be very dangerous for the future of our very divided country.

Bob Arnott Holbrooks