SIR – Tanya Graham’s latest Pollyanna-like paean of praise for her party’s policies (T&A Letters, March 2) will not appeal to anyone other than those who are already true believers in the Conservative way.

For a more realistic appraisal of the consequences of her Tory government Ms Graham would do well to consider the opinions of Peter Hitchens. He – as regular viewers of BBC Question Time will know – has a set of beliefs which make the likes of regular T&A correspondents John Hall and D S Boyes appear to be deep dyed supporters of Red Ed Miliband.

Mr Hitchens recently asked his audience “what can one do about those who are fooled by the Chancellor’s phoney boom, with its empty fake jobs, its miserable productivity, its galaxy-sized national debt, its swollen deficit and its dangerous housing bubble?” He also mentioned the external debt on our current account which in the third quarter of last year hit six per cent, a peacetime record and which he attributes to the ‘appalling’ trade deficit of £34.8 billion.

I am sure the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for the Bradford South constituency will be able to tell us how George Osborne should respond.

Brian Holmans, Langley Road, Bingley