D J PRITCHARD says ‘When will Nigel Dix and Gez Kirby change the needle on their fanatical obsession with the deficit?’ (Letters, 1 December). Could Mr Pritchard kindly refer us to any public statement I’ve made about the deficit?

Mr Pritchard’s anti-Labour rant indicates only a tenuous connection to evidence or facts. In actual fact, despite blaming Labour for the mess they allegedly left behind, this Tory-led Westminster government has broken all its promises to cut both the UK’s deficit and debt.

In 6 months time, we all get the chance to elect a Labour government which will abolish the hated bedroom tax, stop the privatisation of the NHS, cap energy bills, and make Britain a fairer country once again.

Cllr Gez Kirby, Pontllanfraith