Sir – Our MP, Nicola Blackwood, must have given a lot of thought to Doric’s plans for Botley centre and locals’ strong objections to them, but she seems to me to be rather wary about seeming for or against the project.


“I think,” she says, but is she sure that Doric’s proposals are “short” of working “with and for” local people?


Politicians must have a long list of such phrases and they may be necessary in a politician’s career. I can offer ‘have a foot in both camps’ and ‘don’t rock the boat’.
Mrs L. Brown, Botley