Letter: Sounds familiar . . .: A selection of readers' letters from the overwhelming response to our 10-point plan for recovery

Sir: Is your manifesto truly independent? It reads remarkably like the policies Alan Beith has been consistently advocating, and which were set out in the Liberal Democrats' manifesto Changing Britain for Good. Be that as it may, I rejoice in your proposals.

Yours faithfully,

MARGARET MASCALL

Herne Bay, Kent

22 October