Important cross

This means not only the councillors in my own ward, but the views expressed by all members of all parties because presumably each party sings from the same songsheet.

The letter from Coun Ruth Potter (York Pride stunts, The Press, Oct 11) did little to convince me of what her party stands for. She even admits that Labour failed in its efforts to maintain a clean and tidy city when she says: "...the Lib Dems are finally heeding our advice and taking action to address the previous failure to keep York clean."

When councillors/MPs speak of past failures they always, by inference, mean the last ruling party, do they not? So thanks for that admission, Coun Potter.

Then she talks about what the council should be doing to clean up the city. Someone else who can't see that it is the general public who do the dirty work. I have written in these columns before declaring that I have yet to see a council employee throwing litter around our streets. If the proposed campaign goes some way to educating those ignorant individuals who treat our city like a rubbish tip, then good. We may then at last see some easing of the ever-increasing burden on council finances and consequential increase in council tax.

I shall look forward in the coming months to reading more blatant electioneering diatribes expressing the views of the various parties, which, come May 2007, will have persuaded me which way to cast my coveted vote.

Alan L Rowntree, Walmer Carr, Wigginton, York.