JANET Anderson's wish to bring in a new law regarding using mobile phones while driving (LET, November 15) would probably be a good idea except for one thing -- there are already laws against it.

Driving without due care and attention, not being in full control of a vehicle -- there are probably a lot more if anyone cares to look.

The basic problem, which she seems to have overlooked is, if the present laws are not being enforced, why should we believe that any new ones would be?

It is not just Mrs Anderson playing this game of "let's bring in a new law," David Blunkett is doing a similar thing. In an effort to stop overseas terrorists using this country as a safe base, he proposes to curtail all our liberties (and for a so-called free country we have precious few already).

The reason is that our asylum laws do not allow us to kick out people who are considered a danger to this country. Mr Blunkett, why not change the laws on asylum?

About laws which are already on the books but not enforced, was the demonstration in Blackburn regarding support for the Taliban and against this country, not against the sedition laws? Why did the police not at least take the details of anyone taking part with a view to reporting them to the CPS?

As an ex-Labour party member, I feel that this is the most right-wing government we have had since the time of Oliver Cromwell.

J YOUNG, Willows Lane, Accrington.