RE: Labour Pains letters page October 5.

Oh dear, your correspondent is indeed to be pitied, indigestion, headache, probably nausea as well apparently all down to "the floundering government."

Staying with the metaphorical spin, could this all be due to diet?

Perhaps Hague baloney is the cause, made worse by a dash of Portillo and maybe Ann has stirred the pot?

We are the world's third largest economy and rank third in the tax take only two others are lower.

The USA is lowest and they do not have our NHS in any form.

Full employment, a strong currency, low inflation and respected in the world, I hope she feels better.

DENNIS O'LEARY

Willow View

Malmesbury