I BELIEVE now could be the perfect time for a forum so that Mr Roger Hollingworth and his council cabinet can explain to Bromsgrove's elderly just how well their recovery plan is progressing and this would also provide an excellent precursor to what I am sure will be many more debates before any full council elections next April.

Mr Hollingworth, you have demonstrated your arrogance, now show us that you can engage with the residents that are this town and the Bromsgrove District.

To close may I quote just one tiny part of Sir Michael Lyons report on the ways forward for local government: "Local authorities must demonstrate the ability to engage with local people to understand their views and to inform decisions."

David L Pardoe

Crabtree Lane

Bromsgrove