SIR – Alasdair Wood, the chairman of Worcester Liberal Democrats, is keen to stress that the Lib Dems are “fighting for a fairer future” and that immediate cuts are necessary (Worcester News, June 25).

I echo what Richard Boorn wrote on the same page: the new Con-Dem budget will damage the public services we all rely on and the Lib Dems’ support of Tory ideology is “a shameful betrayal of their principles”. Mr Wood is wasting his time working for the Lib Dems if he believes they exist to help the vulnerable and poor.

Neil Laurenson
Worcester