Who will ease our bills burden?

■ While travelling by train over the weekend, I heard the “mind the gap” message recorded by our new monarch. Was the King referring to the distance between the train and the platform or other gaps?

For instance, the gap between the rich and poor that is growing in our society. The Government claims it is offering an average 4.5% to the teachers but the actual offer is 0.5% as the other 4% is to come from already depleted school budgets.

Elsewhere, Shell made £7 billion profit in just three months, while two million households can’t afford to pay their bills (Mirror, May 9).

And while wholesale prices have fallen, food inflation continues to soar. The young now face the prospect of being the only generation to be worse off than their parents, while the large corporations continue to profiteer.

Paul Wyllie, Leamington Spa, Warks

■ My father and father-in-law fought in the Second World War in the belief that everything would be better for the next generation. They would be horrified at the food banks and rampant inflation, and disgusted by the profits some oil and energy giants are making. What will become of the people at the bottom of the pile? It’s a disgrace that in the 21st century some parents are missing meals to feed their children. Hopefully, this Government – run by the rich for the rich – will soon be consigned to the history books.

Jeff Williams Wrexham, Clwyd

■ The cost of living crisis is having a detrimental impact on householders who are falling behind with their monthly rent and mortgage bills. Then there is the added concern that this will drive some people into poverty.

I despair that the Government isn’t doing nearly enough to mitigate the problems that families are facing. The Conservatives are floundering when they should be taking decisive action to ease the burden of this dire situation.

M Smith, Chatham, Kent

■ Having read your front page story about families struggling with high prices, why has the Government still not levied a windfall tax on these large fuel companies such as BP and Shell who have recorded obscene profits which have come about due to the war in Ukraine?

D Richens, South East London

■ The cost of living crisis is down to prices of everyday goods being increased weekly by all the supermarkets. This is despite wholesale costs having come down.

They seem to have a free hand to do just as they like and people are suffering as a result. I think it’s daylight robbery and disgusting.

Trevor Little, Northampton

■ How ironic that the Mirror should feature an article about prices going up the day after the price of the paper went up again.

In the 1950s I used to earn 10 shillings a week (50p) delivering your paper. It would require two and a half weeks of my wages back then to buy one now.

The Mirror has been a tradition in my family, from my grandad to my dad and then to me.

Denis Jones, North London