Regarding the six councillors who quit. I wanted to know why they didn't have the nerve to do it last year when some of them said they would because they didn't agree with the war. If they had resigned back then everyone would have respected them more for standing up for what was right.

Now it's just about personalities, ego's and power.

However, they have done a us a big favour though in showing the Labour party that they cannot take the Muslim vote for granted.

J Patel (via e-mail)

Audley