NOW the General Election is over, we can all get back to reality paying the extortionate bills.

There are water rates, rents, mortgages, council taxes and a disgraceful, forced and implemented by law, BBC licence, VAT at 20 per cent affecting every purchase, from buying a car, as well as furniture, to a cup of coffee.

After all it is our hard-earned money after tax deductions that cover these ridiculous drains on our efforts to feed and clothe our families and keep a roof over our heads.

Paying in car park hospitals when you have cancer (I speak from personal experience on that one), phoning with a genuine grievance and spending half an hour on pre-recorded answering machines with human voices, be it car insurance, home insurance, or even a bank blunder, they are now universally known for that misdemeanour.

Perhaps other readers would hopefully join me recounting their personal experiences on this financial greed on the letters pages.

BILL WILLIAMS Merlin Way Swindon