FOR the moment the dust appears to be settling on the recent political turmoil created by the deplorable actions of the six reneging newly-elected councillors.

Importantly to follow will be the internal party inquiry brought about by a motion tabled by Councillor Maureen Rishton at the recent council AGM.

The inquiry will possibly receive claims of imbalanced news coverage by supporters of the resigning councillors, regrettably but inevitably now becoming known as the "Gizzajob sextet".

However, the regular reader will have easily established the opposite. The Lancashire Evening Telegraph's coverage was admirably factual, fair and objective particularly with the leaders of June 18 and 22.

And equally so by the even-handed, reflective contribution by your weekly columnist Shiuab Khan.

Perhaps critics here should not conveniently forget the singularly strong front page by this newspaper of the recent BNP by-election victory at Mill Hill.

Consequences? At present the usual unqualified generalisations labelling the qualities and character of an alternative community.

Inseparably from the "I'm not a racist - but" brigade who on approach comfortably blanket all with, "Well, I told you so didn't I?"

No doubt the defecting councillors are blissfully oblivious of such indirect harm done to projected local social harmony.

But these non-Labour councillors most certainly are not typical of highly-valued Asian friends and colleagues I have known, individually and collectively, within the Trade Union and Labour movement over the years.

The Ward Party members at the Wensley Fold/Bank Top ward are illustrative. It has as well an outstanding, now senior Labour representative with Councillor Mohammed Khan.

He, at least, has, over considerable time, held down important, difficult executive briefs within Labour controlled inner cabinets. Within and outside the ward he is known and respected for his quick and competent resolving of case problems.

He is a man of proven integrity. Unsurprisingly, however, he is not top of the popularity pole with a tiny minority of influential local Asians. Those who probably would find it more than difficult to measure up to the principles and practises he believes in and represents.

Finally, one hopes that the inquiry will place this event, small as it is, within the broader long term concerns, to at all times sustain and project historical fought for political and electoral standards.

C H EDWARDS (Chair Wensley Fold Labour Ward), Hope Street, Blackburn.