Does John Tanner not sit on the city council and notice that public opinion is totally overlooked by his Labour-dominated council and that other parties’ views are totally ignored? Talk about hypocrisy.

I would like to congratulate Andrew Smith for being re-elected as MP for Oxford East. Although I’m not a Labour supporter, credit has to be given to someone who works tirelessly for his constituency. If Labour had more MPs who worked like him and actually had some sound and believable policies, Labour would have fared better at the polls.

The simple fact is that many people have realised that Labour’s spend, spend, spend policies would eventually come back to bite us and the burden of repaying the debts would be left at the feet of our children and our children’s children. Perhaps next time, Mr Tanner, it will be you writing to congratulate your MP rather than bleating on as you always do.

I would like to finish by stating my thoughts – and I feel sure those of many others – are with Andrew and his family at this difficult time due to family illness.

STEVEN BENNETT
Marston Road, Marston, Oxford