Uk - Lymington Times letters

Fluoridation
SIR, — In all the years I have served the community of Totton as a town, district and county councillor, I cannot recall an issue that has angered so many local people as the decision of the strategic health authority to add fluoride to our water supply.
Every day, I receive literally hundreds of written representations insisting that the decision be reversed.
I believe everybody knows that the consultation process was a complete sham. They also have no respect for a decision taken by 12 unelected officials, only one of which lives in the area. The statement that prime minister Gordon Brown made: "Let local people decide," seems particularly shocking, when it is widely known that 75% of the population are against the plans, as are the vast majority of local councillors and MPs.
On this issue, I have agreed to submit a joint complaint, along with my local MP, Dr Julian Lewis, to the health ombudsman. Politicians of all colours must join together in common purpose when such vital issues of health and democracy are at stake.
Conn. David Harrison
25 Rushington Avenue,
Totton.