It’s public versus shareholders, Mr Cameron

From: ME Wright, Grove Road, Harrogate.

At last, David Cameron seems to have realised that it will take more than eating a patronising pasty to convince northerners that he is one of us (The Yorkshire Post, November 7).

He states that “they judge you on what you say and do, on whether you deliver.” That’s very true but, under him and his predecessors, “deliveries” of anything worthwhile have been sparse in these parts, compared to their beloved Home Counties.

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The oft-chanted mantras of “equal opportunities” and “level playing fields” have been replaced by endless references to “hard-working people”. But where does Mr Cameron stand when it comes to those whose “hard work” consists of nothing more than placing safe bets with their stockbrokers?

This cosy benefits system for the better off is funded by the rest of us, including the poorest. We have no choice other than to cough up this hidden tax, every time we switch on a light or fill a kettle.

Historic assurances that privatisation was the answer to everything ring ever more hollow, as prices rise and many services decline.

How does Mr Cameron intend to ensure that the demonstrable needs of the public and country take precedence over the insatiable demands of shareholders?