Vision and style of the party leaders

Sir, Perhaps the Tory campaign has been focusing on narrow issues and personal attacks in an effort to dictate the agenda. But when are we going to get the vision?

It is time to offer the real alternative. We are faced with ever-rising taxes, government control, bureaucracy, inefficiency, waste and stultifying nanny-state policies. We need a vision on Europe, inclusive policies for an efficient health system and an effective education system, and policies which respect personal freedoms and the true role of our institutions of government.

The Tories have done some very serious thinking and have intelligent policy alternatives to offer. But they are not communicating them well.

Mr Howard needs to show us the vision and deliver it like a prime minister-in-waiting, not the