Yet there is a more disturbing factor which Mr Anderson should address.The underclass of the United Kingdom is an important but relatively small percentage of our society and mostly does not vote. We are in the main, a rich electorate, and one remote from moral issues. (We can even donate to charity by giving our credit card number to a recording device.)Therefore, as Archbishop Cranmer would have observed, those of us who are in love and charity with our neighbour need no longer draw near any issue which might disturb our comfort. There is every sign that this democracy will tolerate a lying leader because the people don’t care enough.And worse – because they can do something about it – Blair’s own party tolerates a lying leader.CHRISTOPHER LEESISSINGHURST, KENTSir: Opinion polls suggest that a majority of the public believe that Mr Blair tells lies. They also suggest that this has had little impact upon the possibility of his being re-elected. The debate on how seemly or otherwise it is to call the prime Minister a “liar” is a convenient side-show for New Labour. What is really depressing is that he leads a party which has institutionalised a culture of deception and untruth into the world, not only of politics but also of government, and that the electorate seem unconcerned.IAN PARTRIDGEBRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRESir: We now know that the way in which this country was taken into war was dubious to say the least, but I am saddened to read little criticism of the way in which the post-fighting situation has been managed.

Anyone can press buttons to fire cruise missiles at what was virtually a defenceless country, and reduce its cities and infrastructure to ruins, but there seems to have been no coherent plan for what happened next. Here we are two years later and I read a report saying that after the new Government was formed last Thursday, 123 innocent Iraqis were killed in the space of three days.The supporters now cheering on Mr Blair to another election win should think more about the casualties his actions have caused, and the misery for thousands of families. We had no idea in 2001 that Mr Blair could be going to take us to war in less than two years. And a war which we started, unlike WW1, WW2, and the Falklands, where we were responding after being attacked. How do we know now what he might do in 18 months’ time?JOHN ROBERTSBLAKESLEY, NORTHAMPTONSHIRESir: Amid the unremitting attacks on Tony Blair it is rarely mentioned that he may have taken the right decision on Iraq whatever the reasons he gave for doing so.It is a matter of record that Blair considered that as Bush was going to invade anyway it would be better if the US were supported by as many other countries as possible.

It is a great pity that Blair’s efforts to get a second resolution and more support were thwarted by France and Russia but that doesn’t mean he took the wrong decision in backing Bush. Do you think the position in Iraq would be better if UK troops were not there?DENNIS TWISTCLUN, SHROPSHIRE Saddam was bad but not dangerous Sir: The Prime Minister defends his actions in Iraq by asking if we would sooner have Saddam. I was very pleased for him, too.”Wakefield, 31, who came through the Qualifying School final in 2004 after losing his tour card at the end of last season, shot a closing 73 to claim second and move up to 31st on the Order of Merit.However, he admitted he feared the worst after his shaky opening to yesterday’s delayed round and was angry at himself for being uptight. It was like another tournament within the tournament [between Wakefield and Bjorn] and I was watching from the sidelines.

Thomas is a great friend of mine and I would have liked to see him finish second, but – in the same breath – Simon is such a great young guy and played with a lot of character He wanted to finish second and that is what he did. Wakefield’s challenge appeared to be waning after bogeys at the eighth and ninth, but he hit back with two birdies and only one more bogey on the back nine Els said: “I was very happy for Simon. I was very disappointed.”His feelings are, even now, hard to express and not just because of his natural diffidence. For him, as with the others, it makes reaching the final of the European Cup all the more necessary despite their other triumphs.The celebrations, after beating Bolton Wanderers at the weekend, were limited to the dressing-room. Little more than one hour later, the bottles were corked and minds were concentrated again.”Because we know what we are playing for it was not a problem,” Cech said. After all, many had the memory of last season’s defeat in the semi-final of the Champions’ League burning in their minds.