HAS Councillor Roger Phillips secretly transferred his allegiance to the policies of New Labour?

He appears to have assumed both the calculating insouciance of Tony Blair – gambling with his county’s security – and the miscalculating strategies of Gordon Brown – borrowing for growth unattainable on a planet of finite and rapidly dwindling resources.

Herefordshire is ideally suited to lead the way in planning for a down-to-earth, non oil-dependent, carbon neutral future, with local self-reliance and resilience in an uncertain world.

What is this fantasy 21st century into which Coun Phillips wants the council to ‘buy its way’?

Ann Ashley, Hatfield.