We have a society where many live well without input by fiddling the system (fat cats as well as those on benefits).

We have a society where pensioners are paid one of the most appalling pensions in Europe and where they have to sell their houses if they should fall ill.

We have a society that piles up debts of up to £15,000 on students, whose only crime is not to have broken the law and who will be lifeblood of the country's future.

So how do we respond? We increase benefits to prisoners.

Will there be any motivation left to be hard-working or law-abiding people in this country or has everybody to break or disregard the law to have someone falling over themselves to help us?

-J R Stevens, Roman Crescent, Southwick