MUCH as I enjoy the regular letters and strange opinions from L Spiteri, he is slightly mistaken over his comments about Robert Kilroy-Silk (You Say, Wednesday, October 13).

His comparison with the ill-fated Titanic overlooks the fact that the Titanic was on a maiden voyage.

Mr Kilroy-Silk is not. He's "been there, done that", and generally knows the ropes. Hence his media coverage.

He is well prepared to avoid any icebergs on the way to No10!

Tony Blair (right) is/was a charismatic figure, and it took him to No 10. It is now time for him to start packing the tea-chests, and getting ready to move out. I think we mostly all agree on that fact.

Who better than Kilroy, another popular, well known and it has to be said, equally charismatic figure, to replace Blair?

Not only that, he knows what he is talking about - a rare commodity in politics.

If anybody can "break" the EU, he can, and it will not be for the want of trying.

Just for record, in reply to Mr Spiteri's comment about "no respect for democracy", Mr Kilroy-Silk was invited to join UKIP, he did not apply.

He read our policies and manifesto, and like thousands of other ordinary sensible people, happily agreed to join us.

STANLEY D PARR, Pershore.

n IT was with great interest that I read Mike Foster's recent press release (Evening News, Tuesday, October 12) headed "Foster calls for help to bridge police funding gap".

The police are penalised in exactly the same way as are the schools in Worcestershire - both being unfairly denied the so-called "Area Cost Adjustment" despite overwhelming professional, independent evidence showing the county is entitled to it.

Being surrounded by counties which receive this payment, while we do not, I eagerly await a press release headed "Foster calls for help to bridge school funding gap", too.

HELEN DONOVAN, Evesham.