SIR – The problem with Jeremy Hunt’s “biggest business tax cut in modern British history” is that it follows the biggest rise in corporation tax since 1974, presided over by this Government. What’s more, given the “cut” is simply to make the currently temporary measure of full expensing permanent from 2026, it is unlikely Mr Hunt will be in a position to keep his promise, given the polls.
SIR – National debt stands at £2.5 trillion, a similar level to our GDP, and costs £85 billion a year in interest payments. Unfunded public-sector pension liabilities stand at around £2.6 trillion (report, November 21), yet government spending continues at eye-watering levels.
SIR – Much of the narrative around tax cuts suggests that they are “given to the rich”. The Conservatives must change this narrative. To grow the economy, we need to improve productivity, and at the moment the incentives are not strong enough. Why work harder when you know that the state will just take more? William Burgess Peterborough
SIR – In his article (“The unbreakable Tory alliance between Court and Country is finally shattering”, Comment, November 18) Robert Tombs writes: “What is fatal to a party is not failure, but a sense of betrayal.”