With regards to Anne Lynch's letter of October 26, she is correct, fuel poverty is real and many old people will die.

Does the Con-Dem government care? The answer is no.

Did the last Labour government care? The answer is no.

We now have a Scottish Government in Edinburgh with very limited powers.

Unless this Edinburgh government is given more power over the lives of the Scottish people, nothing will change.

Jean MacKay, Clydebank