‘Why do we let council get away with it?’

Why do we let them get away with it, why? Our council I mean.

They impose hideous planning decisions upon us.

They ruin our road network so it takes 45 minutes to do a five-minute journey.

They employ companies that are obviously not up to the job, and they throw our money away with both hands.

I’m surprised the town hall hasn’t been besieged by a mob with pitch forks and torches.

In Viewpoint (March 25) Mervyn Buston said he will pay his council tax when Cllr Johnson replies to his letters. Good luck with that Mervyn.

I’ve sent letters to three councillors over the last two years and have never seen a reply or even an acknowledgement.

I think it just goes to show the calibre of the politicians and councillors we have these days. They just don’t care about you or me.

When their time is up they can just call it a day with no accountability whatsoever, just like Councillor Simon Dudley who trashed the borough’s finances and just walked away.

Malcolm James Stretton Viewpoint (April 1) is right when he says there is voter apathy, but the problem is who we can trust to be our councillors?

Personally I wouldn’t trust any of them no matter what colour their rosette.

Perhaps we should have a system like they used to have in ancient Greece where everyone in the borough has their name put in the bin and if your name is pulled you’re on the council, for just one year not four and if you messed up you were out.

To quote Albert Einstein: “A foolish faith in authority is the worst enemy of the truth.”

KEITH CHAPMAN Cornwall Close

Maidenhead