MR Clayton's hysterical and ignorant accusations of the Government apparently "killing democracy" and being a "corrupt regime" (Letters, July 2) have no foundation.
Modernisation of the local Government decision-making process, affording more speed and effectiveness, has long been overdue, as were such outmoded public inquiries which provided no real answers at an exorbitant cost to tax-payers.
Olly Andrla,
Press Officer, Vale of York Labour Party,
South Terrace,
Sowerby, Thirsk.
Updated: 10:34 Thursday, July 05, 2001
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