WITH reference to the content of the budget along with the chancellor’s vision for our future growth and prosperity and the shadow chancellor John McDonnell’s failure to give some form of credit to its implementation except with promises if once in power, waving a fairy wand promising the earth and/or not able to explain how it will be paid for.

Now a shadow of their former selves, Labour is now the comedy of errors when it comes to “measure for measure”.

As for Brexit, quoting the late Sir Winston Churchill, “We are part of Europe but not of it”, a man of vision.

In view of that I only have one reservation, ensure that our defence forces are fully equipped, long bows at Agincourt are out of date!

Kenneth Bowker, Vesper Walk, Huntington, York

Get on board the bus forum, John

John Young is right in commending the local Park&Ride system, which keeps cars and pollution out of York’s overcrowded city centre (Letters, November 24). He also suggests some innovative developments. We urge him and others to join York Bus Forum, which aims to ‘get York people where they want to be, when they want to be there, in a manner that is reliable, comfortable and efficient’ (see www.yorkbusforum.org).

Mr Young’s monorail suggestion is not on our immediate agenda, but we would be interested to develop this idea with him if he is seriously interested. More immediately, we are working to improve P&R so as to serve York residents better (not just visitors). We continually campaign to keep bus fares down and to get better night services, and are always open to innovative suggestions, whether it is monorail, city-centre shuttle buses, integrated bus-taxi services, or even free off-peak travel for all.

We meet in West Offices at 5.30pm on the third Tuesday of every month. The next two meetings are December 19 (committee meeting, open to all) and January 16 (to be addressed by the Managing Director of Transdev who run the Coastliner and YorkZap services, as well as routes 10, 20 and 42).

John Bibby (York Bus Forum Publicity Officer), Straylands Grove, York

Slow crossing

Recent media reports have suggested that there is not enough time for those with disabilities to cross at many crossing points in the city. This has not been addressed. For example, at the corner of Blossom Street the length of the crossing point is ridiculous. You need a small island to give many struggling to cross a break.

Luckily there has been nothing in the paper as yet about any accident or near misses but it is surely only a matter of time before an accident happens.

Keith Chapman, Custance Walk, York