MICHAEL Foster (right) tries another electioneering stunt by writing (You Say, Tuesday, October 5) that local police are beating crime.

He chastises others for not admitting it, while trying to infer, with true Labour spin, that this is a countrywide trend, but being careful not to actually say that.

He knows, or should know, that violent crime such as rape, murder and muggings are progressively increasing according to official figures.

Yet he's kept silent about that.

ROGER M BARRATT,

Worcester.