Families in poverty face a real challenge | Brief letters

Paying for austerity | Spike Milligan | BBC's tune | Tennis togs | Eco-warriors It might be more illuminating if you feature three families for whom a day not spending anything is not a challenge ('I must have saved at least £100!', 2 July), but a necessity. There are plenty of them to choose from after 14 years of Tory austerity. Or get your three writers to exist for a week on items from their local food bank.Martyn TaylorLondon An example of Milliganesque behaviour (Letters, 2 July) is if a ...