THE latest gimmick regarding the sale of council houses is a myth.

Social housing is that scarce many a family are living in rented accommodation.

As for the economy being on the up: another fantasy.

Walk down your high street – every shop giving 20-50 per cent off to sell their goods.

Prices are steady in the supermarkets thanks to price wars amongst them owing to more to oil prices dropping and so transport costs are falling.

Food Banks are still open, another sign of austerity cuts and oil prices could rise at any time.

So the feel good claimed by the Coalition is pie in the sky.

Mr M Winfield, Barkston Avenue, Acomb, York.