Black pots and kettles

Dear The Guardian,

And there was me naively thinking that you might try and give a balanced view of the Conservative Party conference - my mistake, evidently.  Your front page attack on David Cameron and his tax cut proposas, stating that they are “uncosted and unaffordable” was not only incorrect, but also laughably biased.

George Osborne has made it abundantly clear that any tax cuts will be funded out of changes to the current tax system, such as changing the rules for people who claim to live outside the UK in order to pay less tax, and also scrapping the Home Information Packs that threaten to pour misery on homeowners around the country and have been a shambles ever since they were first proposed.  So, your claims of “uncosted and unaffordable” tax cuts are inaccurate, and they are also a low blow bearing in mind the Labour conference was full of initiatives that will send government spending through the roof and yet no mention was made of how these will be introduced - especially in light of the decision to keep public sector pay rises to a minimum this year. Eco-towns, an extra £4 billion for social housing, more lame initiatives on gun crime,  increasing GP opening hours and many more policies did not have their funding explained and were often rehashes of previous announcements.

I’m sure your bias was wholly intentional but, just like the Labour Party, it lacked substance and showed how nervous you really are about a Conservative fightback.

Better luck next time.

Regards,

A.Tory