Letter: How to settle our debts

Letter: Many people ask why we donate £50 million to the relief of Haiti when we cannot even look after those at home.

Personally, I think that the money should go to Haiti, but I have a plan.

If greedy politicians and council members gave up at least half of their perks and allowances, this country could well afford to give Haiti all that it needs and solve the poverty crisis in this land.

Sometimes I think that Guy Fawkes had the right idea.

It might be just what they need to realise that the people of this country have lost all faith in the Government.

I would rather live in Haiti. At least they have a national identity.

Ours is constantly being surrendered by a weak, ill-minded government, or we could get RBS to stump up the cash.

We own 85 per cent of it, yet they still lend money to a US company to buy out a British one, thus threatening British jobs.

The Government stands by while we get eaten up and spat out by a Europe working against us.

We've become second class citizens – a nation of hard-working, struggling, fed up people with no identity or soul.

I can hardly imagine Emperor Sarkozy or Empress Merkel will understand.

After all, they are the real rulers of this land, not our weak and feeble government.

Duncan Borthwick

Oswestry