I am so tired of hearing David Cameron use the so-called ‘inherited deficit’ as an excuse to implement his regressive and damaging policies in order to achieve his idea of the ‘Big Society’.

This Government inherited a deficit that is lower per GDP than, for example, Japan, Italy, Canada and Germany. It is a deficit that was already £7bn lower than anticipated at the time the coalition came to power, and with an economy that was growing stronger thanks to the fiscal response of the previous Government to a world recession.

Oxford is set to suffer greatly from these harsh measures. Our schools, with one the worst GCSE results in the country, are already suffering from the removal of investment into their buildings and now Mr Cameron is happy to sit back and watch a further £62m being withdrawn from investment in Oxford’s infrastructure.

Quite how this Government’s budget will help companies invest, attract foreign investment, and boost growth, is beyond me when it is withdrawing investment into areas that desperately need it to ensure the economic growth of the town and the wider county.

Merilyn Davies, Long Hanborough