SIR – Further to the letter of Mark Tate (T&A, January 25), he is exactly right – the Labour Government of pre-General Election in 2010 did borrow colossal amounts of money.

Because the financial crisis was caused by Wall Street and not Gordon Brown, this action alleviated a worse crisis. Gordon saved the banks going to the wall, the pensions and savings of our people – investors.

This unelected Government cherishes blaming the last Labour Government over all and sundry, but Gordon Brown was congratulated by many governments and thanked for the action he took as there could have been a worldwide meltdown.

All the austerity measures George Osborne has taken since 2010 have not helped the country one iota. Gordon Brown borrowed in the region of £300 billion, this took the national debt to approximately £700 billion at the last election. The current national debt stands at around £1.3 trillion and rising.

The shoots of success were showing through in early 2010. This present lot have made things much worse. Look at the giveaway price of Royal Mail – Vince Cable has a lot to answer for. This unelected Government has put this country into the mire. Thatcher destroyed it and so is Cameron going even further to destruction.

Harry Watson, Cross Lane, Bradford