IT WILL come as no surprise to people who have read a little social history, that the working classes have been exploited, deceived and economically abused.

I think the recently empowered union of parties (Tories, Lib Dems etc) who currently run Blackburn, are jointly misusing the public?

In their midst is a convicted benefit fraudster, who has been representing not only his political party but his community.

I believe the fact he is still there shows it really must be power and control at any cost. Are the two political leaders incapable of seeing how much honour they will draw to themselves if they do the proper thing and condemn the cheat in their ranks.

Most people will admire and even follow a man who wears his principles on his sleeve, as opposed to the man whose philosophy is Power at any Price.

MR P DAWSON, Hillside Ave, Blackburn.