Letter: Budget today

Sir: After his lounge suit innovation, Gordon Brown is planning to ditch Gladstone's red Budget box in favour of something a bit more up to date. A briefcase has been mooted. This would be very old hat. Why doesn't he go the whole hog and hold up a CD-Rom disk in front of No 11 on Budget Day? Better still, stay inside and send out the Budget by e- mail or video conference.

PAUL WALTER

Newbury,

Berkshire