SIR – A new book, soon to be available in high street charity shops, has been written by Gordon Brown, no doubt in the time he should have been representing his electorate in East Fife, and supporting his beloved Labour Party – what liberties!

Stating the obvious, as usual, he says the West will decline in the face of strong Far East economies.

Well, if he had the wisdom to know that, why didn’t he do something about it when he had the chance, instead of lumbering us with more bloated public sector bureaucrats whom he presumed would vote for him?

Gavin Caldwell, Kings Road, Harrogate