THE Press is being held to account by a government built, elected and surviving by using Alistair Campbell's media tactics.

We see yet another revelation on the ever-growing mountains of disused fridges, a problem that was obvious even to the man in the street for the past 12 months.

Once more, without the facilities to do so, we are now facing yet another Euro-direction on scrap cars. Vehicles will have to be de-toxed by draining all oils (including brake oils) and fluids before crushing.

With little if any profit left in scrap, and the support given by this government to overseas steel manufacturers in return for donations, we will see a huge rise in abandoned cars.

BRIAN HUNT,

Worcester.