LETTER: Should be prosecuted for fraud

How predictable that your letters page (April 23) was bombarded with letters from candidates and councillors all spouting the usual: how much they have done and will do in future. Their “pledges” and “100 per cent guarantees” always results in my yelling blah, blah, blah.

David Cameron’s pledges all failed to materialise, so I wrote and asked him why. The reply (from one of his many lackies many weeks later) did not refer to one point of my four A4 page letter but just waffled on about how well they had done.

It is time the law is bought into politics and not just for arresting dodgy politicians who have enhanced their expenses. If they “pledge” something, verbally or even better, in writing or print but fail to deliver, they should be prosecuted for fraud and deceit.

I know this is a naïve view but am sick of all the people, who probably only go into politics to feather their own nests, constantly lie to everyone and go unpunished.

Dorene Loos
Sutton St James

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