IN response to Mr Dixon Smith's letter (May 20), I am appalled he can praise the people who decided not to vote while at the same time complaining about the lack of representative bodies with power.

In fact, more people voted at this General Election than didn't vote - so the voters "won" this time. If you want people in power to represent you, you have to vote for them. It is no good moaning afterwards about the Prime Minister if you never took the time to vote for the Opposition.

However, he did make a valid point about the abolition of trial by jury - but don't worry. The powers-that-be are already planning real-life versions of the People's Court and Judge Judy. God bless British justice.

Eddie Vee,

Wenham Road, York.

Updated: 12:07 Thursday, May 26, 2005