ON the subject of why the district council should be abolished (Packet, January 10) I suppose one could be cynical inasmuch as being a county councillor, Oliver Cramp would say that, wouldn't he?

However, as it is, I agree entirely. We all suffer from a plethora of councillors - parish, town, district, county. The savings that would ensue by dispensing with 50% should see a substantial reduction in the size of our council tax bill, but will this happen?

One could, and should, also contemplate the removal of all political party input at local government level and, of course, ideally, altogether even at Westminster.

I contend that there are those individuals who, irrespective of political parties and of which they may well be members of, would still want to represent "us," our bit of the county/country, without the appendage of a political party tag rather the desire to act for and on behalf of their section of the community.

I make this assertion along the similar thinking that those who frequent their local pubs do so not just for the purpose of imbibing, but the good companionship of others, ie exchanging views, discussing topics, friendly chat, etc. Just think, without the divisions that exist in both the political world and that of religions, how much happier we might all be. Harmony, I think, is the appropriate word!

Peter Mahoney, Reawla Lane, Reawla, Hayle