SIR: I would like to know whether any of the parties intend to address any of the following:

It is alleged that 80 per cent of directors of local councils, quangos and privatised utilities, NHS Trusts, Members of Parliament and local councillors are Freemasons. Does any party intend to insist on individuals who hold responsible positions or elected office declaring their masonic membership or indeed to change this outdated vested interest control of this country?

When Britain borrowed money from the IMF years ago, a number of conditions had to be met which included introduction and gradual increase in VAT, selling off public assets to foreign control, curtailing the power of unions, accepting cuts in certain industries such as steel, coal and fisheries, and a push towards privatisation resulting in higher 'acceptable 'unemployment and a continued national debt. So why will the politicians not tell us about this?

The G7 countries and the IMF want to see three trade zones, centred on Asia, Europe, and Americas (where will Africa fit in this plan?), and thus three unified currencies in place by the year 2000, so why do the politicians not tell us about this?

There are also plans in place to bring in a worldwide security system, which will involve inserting a microchip in the hand of individuals, which will have all the relevant data on the person contained. Again why have we not been told about these plans?

Sonja Zatorska

Gregson Street, Farnworth

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