HOW ODD that Mr Cameron is surprised and outraged that the UK has been asked to stump up an extra £1.7 billion pounds due to growth. The UK was not alone as nine other countries have also been asked to pay more.

It is interesting that the coalition changed the way growth is measured to include the economic activity of the black economy, which includes the sale of illegal drugs and prostitution, it says all we need to know about the growth figures that our Chancellor and Prime minster constantly boast about.

N Dix, Montclaire, Blackwood