HENRY Geddes makes some interesting points in his letter (November 20).
He is correct in that Cllr Jennings should be consulted in "matters of major importance to his constituents".
However, "intimate knowledge of the area and its problems" does not give him the automatic capability to offer the most effective solutions does it?
In the same way, Mr Geddes apparently reads my letters, but he is, at the same time, committed to mere 'soundbites' which do not condescend to offer rational explanations and so could as easily be mere unqualified prejudice rather than rational, logical argument.
I suppose he would argue - in a soundbite of course - that the Ten Commandments are all that anyone needs and the 39 books of the Old Testament and the 27 of the New Testament are quite unnecessary.
Does this tendency, which Mr Geddes, sadly, shares with many of our public representatives, indicate lack of time or interest, fear of alternative arguments, incapability of understanding justifications - or maybe just intolerance?
Bill Purdie
West Street
Marlow
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