RESPONDING to the letter from Paul Byrne of Wythall - Geoff Denaro was appointed as leader by the Tories.

He is also chairman of planning, and chairs two small sub-committees. He has never been known to vote against the Conservatives and he effectively sits on committee on their behalf.

It seems likely, given the heavy workload above, that Mr Denarro is far too busy already to be expected to shoulder the additional burden of representing the interests of his Wythall ratepayers.

So the likelihood of him pounding the beat of Wythall to gauge the current situation is somewhat remote, unless of course it is time for re-election.

Malcolm Pugh

Rubery