WHEN people voted for the Labour party in the last two elections, it was because of what was considered an uncaring Tory government. That government would never even have thought about this gross act of indecency to the people most vulnerable in our society.

As a member of the Labour Party and a borough councillor, I am ashamed that we have even let the idea enter our heads, let alone try and push the proposals through.

COUNCILLOR FRANK NEAL, Folly Cottages, Folly Lane, Barnoldswick.