THANK you to Councillor Jim Uphill for the update on Sainsbury's roundabout (Letters, September 17).

However, before we park things at the Government's door, let's ask some basic questions:

- Do councils instigate to carry out all Government guidelines?

- Please can the county council point to those guidelines that created this mess?

- Do councillors accept blindly all the statements from their officers?

- How many years of the partnership being in existence has it finally dawned on someone that a joint discussion takes place before such work begins?

- Which begs the final question, why have you not thought to have these discussions before?

Peter Merricks

Dagnell End Road

Bordesley