Sir,
May I dare, with some trepidation, to challenge the views expressed by Mr. Roscoe Howells (Observer, December 4) and Mr. Frederic D. Morton (Observer, December 11) in your letters page.
The pair of them appear to cast aspersions on the intellectual powers of councillors in general and Tenby town councillors in particular, but overlook the basic fact that we live in a democracy.
Councillors are elected by those members of the public who choose to make an effort to register their vote.
If these elected councillors are in any way unfit to be councillors, then the blame lies squarely on the electorate.
The blame also extends to the majority of the electorate who can not be bothered to make the effort to vote - generally a 35 per cent turnout of voters is considered to be a good turnout.
Personally, I would support the introduction of legislation that required all registered electorate to record a vote in both local and national elections.
Such legislation exists in some other countries, though I understand that all too frequently the poll is topped by 'None of the Above!'
John H. T. Griffiths,
Tenby.