I was interested to see that Oxford West and Abingdon’s local Conservative Party is trying to re-brand the current downturn as “Labour’s recession” in its current pamphlets in the run-up to the General Election.

However, the recession was not caused by Labour.

Labour is the party that has had to try and deal with the recession, which started as a credit crunch in the US financial sector and spread around the world, and not just to these shores.

So, it seems that on the crucial issue of the economy, the Conservatives are being disingenuous or ignorant.

Personally I would rather not be represented by an MP who is either of those things.

Mark Whittaker Kennington