I'M DEEPLY sorry to have to return to the subject of Hilton Dawson but a recent report of his maundering at one of his save the unthreatened museum meetings leaves me no choice.

Apparently, someone inquired "What about Blobby?" and Dawson is reported to have rambled on at length, something like "Everyone will be exonerated, no-one did anything wrong, we were given bad advice."

Now if that is indeed what he said, or anything like it, then it strikes me that he has missed a point or two. Advice that results in the loss of two million smackers from a local authority budget isn't just bad, it's spectacularly bad. Anyone who gives advice that bad ought to have serious questions to answer. Has Dawson, who was chairman of the principal committee all the way through Blobbygate, asked any serious questions? How come he seems to be arguing at one and the same time that (a) no-one did anything wrong but (b) the advice he and his fellow councillors were given was so bad as to establish a new native and all comers' record? Apparently Dawson thinks it's OK for people in responsible positions to give appallingly bad advice without any come back.

He really ought to know better. And what about his own role? After all, he was, as I have already pointed out, chairman of the principal committee all the way through the affair. So he was one of the main ones on the receiving end of two million quid's worth of bad advice. How come he never noticed?

He was elected to the city council to look after the interests of the electorate. He was given a better chance than most to look after our interests by being made chairman of the economic development committee. He failed. Wasn't that wrong?

A final point while we're at it. Dawson has never let on when he found out that the side letter hadn't been signed. It would be really interesting to know. How about it Mr Dawson, do tell? Was it before or after the council vote in favour of the disastrous lawsuit against Noel Edmonds? The voters of the district are anxious to know. Please don't keep us in suspense.

Mike Ford, Silverdale