Letter: Consultant: why I cannot trust Tories

Sir: The "truth" about health, education, you name it, is that we, the electorate, want something for nothing. In 1992 voters blanched and voted Tory on hearing rumours of a Labour income tax increase: today neither party dare mention the words. The result will be taxation by any means except the fairest, namely income tax - and it will be our own fault.

JULIA CULSHAW

Uppingham, Rutland