What is there left to say about this council now after their disgusting pay rise of more than 35 per cent they’ve just awarded themselves, and to add insult by backdating it to May. So much for their caring attitude to people in Wiltshire.

As far as I’m concerned, they are no better than their bosses in Westminster. They are robbing us all with their over-the-top rent increases, sacking of staff, and one per cent pay increases for their employees.

These Tories don’t live in the real world of the working man and his family, pensioners or anybody else. It seems all they do is acquire a good education in order to line their pockets and never mind anyone else.

I would like to see everyone stop paying all these taxes and make them suffer some hardship like us.

What we need is a panel of working class people to put them in their place and stop them ripping us off – someone who can say no to their extortionate pay and expense increase and sack them if they can’t do their job properly.

So, other than that, have a miserable Christmas you councillors and MPs, just like a lot of other people are going to, thanks to you.

All we can look forward to is yet another rent increase to pay for your pay rise.

J Pocock, The Lymers, Yatesbury.