TONY Blair promise of open government is nothing more than an illusion, a myth. The Government has told us nothing of the forthcoming Treaty of Nice.

This will be the most deep and far-reaching treaty to date, which will have an enormous and resounding effect upon us! I therefore made inquiries of the Government and the reply from the Foreign & Commonwealth office states: "The purpose of the IGC & the treaty (of Nice) is to make the EU work better by reforming the way it makes decisions.

"These changes are necessary to ensure the Union's institutions functions efficiently, with a view to welcoming new members from Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe".

Utter rubbish. If there was ever an attempt at pulling the wool over someone's eyes and covering up the truth, this is it. No mention whatsoever that the Treaty of Nice will forge the increase of our taxes to EU levels, the loss of our powers of veto, the introduction of EU armed forces, the introduction of criminal law courts without juries, the introduction of a European prosecutor.

The Treaty of Nice will be the start of a European "superstate" which we know Tony Blair desires but which the majority of the electorate does not. I would seriously urge anyone reading this letter to find out what they can, if they can that is, about the Treaty of Nice. You will be both shocked and, I trust, alarmed.

E F SHOWELL,

Fernhill Heath,

Worcester.