MADAM, Your correspondents from Kingstone, Holme Lacy, Kington and Hampton Bishop opposing the ASDA development in last week's Hereford Times have proved that King Canute is not dead.

Conversely Hereford is dead and it's unedifying to see people scrapping over the carcass. Cause of death? Strangulation by a generation of politicians who are all talk and no action.

ROBERT BARTUP,

Marden,

Hereford.