Sir, – Normally, best economic practice requires a long-term plan measure to cover a period of up to five years.
In the UK , under Liz Truss, long-term economic planning extends to the following day at 5pm. – Yours, etc,
TONY O’CONNOR
Malahide,
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Co Dublin.
Sir, – The Tory party is the party of fiscal wrecktitude. – Yours, etc,
HUGO LACY,
Drogheda,
Co Louth.
Sir, – In civil engineering, a truss is a framework which ultimately supports a roof. In British politics, a truss provides no support but is quite adept at throwing a colleague under a bus. – Yours, etc,
FRANK BYRNE,
Gran Canaria,
Spain.
Sir, – To be fair, the British Conservative Party had promised to create jobs, and with three chancellors and two prime ministers in the past four months alone, this shows quite clearly that they are up to the task. – Yours, etc,
DAVID CURRAN,
Knocknacarra,
Galway.