JOHN Phillpott is totally wrong when he says that Labour activists were gagged from talking about Europe when campaigning. I can categorically assure him that this was not the case.

He is basing this accusation on the fact that no one entered into a debate via the letters page. Perhaps this was because those involved in the General Election were much too busy delivering leaflets and knocking on doors listening to what the voters had to say.

As someone who was involved in the campaign to re-elect a Labour Government, I can speak from experience when I tell him that we spoke to many thousands of Worcester voters during the campaign and Europe was not what they wanted to talk about. The UKIP's election result reflects this.

The reason for this was not because they do not care but because this is not the time for such a debate. I, like many voters, have not yet made up my mind on the subject, but when the debate starts in earnest, I will want to hear from all sides of the debate - in particular from captains of industry, unions and banking.

Mr Phillpott underestimates the British electorate if he thinks they are stupid enough to vote "yes" just because one politician tells them to.

MRS M WATSON,

Hylton Road, Worcester.