SIR - Thought for today. We bomb Iraq to bits, the place is flattened, the troops are coming out, and guess what, we have to spend millions to put it all back again.

All from the British people's purse. One question, where does Mr Brown get all this from?

Well, methinks he has a gold mine tucked away somewhere and he keeps digging it up.

Oh, I forgot, the British taxpayer, of course, silly me.

Merry Christmas to you all.

Barbara Rudd, Roger Court, Bradford