SIR – As soon as the election was over the rich and powerful – the people who really run the country – demanded that the new Government get a move on and make the public spending cuts.

They blame the crisis on its victims. They want the poor to pay.

The working class is expected to pay for a crisis, that we did not cause, through pay freezes, job losses and cuts in public services, benefits and pensions.

Many economists warn against cutting during a recession. The truth is that the wealth exists in society to pay for our essential needs.

The Government’s cuts are senseless and stupid as well as savage. A range of individuals and organisations continue to support the idea of left-green unity in action.

These include Scottish Left Review, Socialist Resistance, Respect, Green Left and Labour representation committee and a few others.

Max Hey, Fairway Grove, Wibsey