FIGURES released over the last few weeks have shown that the Labour Government is failing to maintain the stable economic situation that was left them by the previous government.
Inflation is up, interest rates are up, unemployment is up, mortgage repayments are up and, at the same time, wages and retail sales are up.
And the government is doing little to stop these rises.
Instead, it passes the buck to the Bank of England, avoiding direct blame.
Labour said they would end the cycle of boom and bust.
With manufacturing now in recession and inflation roaring ahead, it is time for the government to stop blaming others and admit that they have now delivered boom and bust at the same time.
J LEE (Mrs), Ramsgreave Drive, Blackburn.
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