FLYING round Britain in his Magic Helicopter, Tony Blair has performed his most powerful magic - with a flourish of his wand of pledges he has made that most dreaded band of goblins disappear.
Yes, the pesky pensioners no longer exist. What an achievement!
Not one word about pensions or pensioners, and they disappear like magic - he wishes.
After all, what do they contribute to this prosperous land? They have only paid in to pensions schemes, National Insurance and the National Health Service for anything up to 50 years of their lives, in the hope of enjoying their last years peacefully.
Why should they stop working now when they are old and infirm?
Why should the older generation expect to be cared for ahead of all those hard-working "middle-class" families (those, that is, who have jobs and cars and ever-increasing handouts for their kids)?
The elderly no longer exist - not in Mr. Blair's "pledges". But we do exist, Mr Prime Minister, struggling to pay your mounting debts for wars, immigration, and spiralling council tax out of our fast-disappearing pensions.
Don't underestimate "The Grey Vote", Mr Blair. We can still vote with our feet.
B & M DUFFELL,
St John's, Worcester.
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