I READ Paul Hepworth's rambling letter ("Thatcher took us off track", July 12) about "piggies in the middle", tie bars and sock shops, but he's lost the plot.

James Watt is the person to blame. Stick to cycling Paul and if you fall off you can always blame Isaac Newton.

A L Rowntree,

Walmer Carr,

Wigginton, York.

Updated: 10:34 Thursday, July 17, 2003