HOW kind of S Allen to write (LET, June 10) from his home in Patersdorf, Germany in support of one of our newly-elected Councillors Mark Cotterill and at the same time chastise Councillor Cotterill's critics "who sniped at him."

Isn't it just the case when somebody acquires a title to their name, there is always someone who wants to spoil things?

Those people who work for the anti-fascist magazine Searchlight have "sniped" at Councillor Cotterill.

They have nothing nice to say about him at all.

The question remains: is Mr Allen from Patersdorf a friend or fan of Councillor Cotterill or could it be that Mr Cotterill's England First Party has a German branch?

DON RISHTON, Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn.