SO MR Blair wants the electorate to forget nine days of headlines and see nine years of achievements, including:

Billions invested in NHS = hospital closures and redundancies!

Pension funds plundered and closing!

Graduates saddled with mortgage-size debt!

82 per cent Council Tax increase.

Widespread election fraud!

£30 billion public sector deficit!

Iraq!

UK taxation levels highest in Europe!

Loans for peerages!

Okay, so let's forget hedge funds and offshore accounts, grace-and-favour houses and MPs' housing-related expenses, the release of foreign criminals judges recommended for deportation - some of whom have re-offended - and a buffoon of a deputy prime minister.

But please do tell me, Mr Blair, will the electorate have to wait until three weeks after the next election before you do a Berlusconi and resign, because I don't think nine is your lucky number.

It's certainly not mine.

Glyn Myerscough,

Foxwood Hill,

York.

Updated: 09:30 Monday, May 08, 2006