SO, Gordon Brown wants to sell more of our national assets. If we go on selling things off we will own nothing.

Instead of Great Britain we will be known as Little Britain.

Over the years, our country has been asset-stripped of some of its most important utilities, such as water and electricity, to raise capital for poorly-run governments.

Just pull the troops out of Afghanistan and this will save millions per year, plus the many millions more paid out to those seriously injured.

JM Gowland, Heighington, near Darlington.