THIS past week saw yet another example of the Con-Dem’s policy of giving with one hand and taking back with the other.

I refer to the announcement that the April pension increase to senior citizens will be a whole two and a half per cent. What they forgot to mention was that the very poorest percentage, who receive a small supplement to enable them to survive, will not receive this increase as it will be taken off their supplement.

This will give them the grand increase of 85p. Yet another illustration of the most vulnerable of society paying for Tory policy.

Liz Edge, Parkside Close, York.