AFTER 42 years of voting Labour I am disappointed to say that 'Tory' Blair and his buddies are terrorising the sick, disabled, old and frail, who are wondering who to turn to now that the people they elected have turned on them.

Calling the poor 'scroungers' and picking on the disabled and unemployed are not new political tactics, they were used by another politician in the Thirties. We have not heard a word yet about the real scroungers 'earning' (sorry, being paid) thousands per week and still their greed cannot be sated. They draw family allowance on top.

Still, what can we expect from a group of con men who have been Tory all their lives, infiltrated the Labour Party, created turmoil and then taken over? I must concede it was all beautifully done. In fact, many of our MPs probably don't know yet.

But remember there are four years to go and Tony Blair will have to come up with some more convincing lies than last time.

In mitigation, it has to be admitted he did give a clue with his name - as I note that "A Blair" is an anagram of A B Liar.

J NAUGHTON, Deerstone Avenue, Burnley.

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