AS the report by Jo Lafferty (Malvern Gazette, March 17) correctly pointed out, we did indeed let the elected Liberal Democrat councillors make up their own minds when the toilet closures were debated.

As to the question in your editorial "are we delivering what the electors voted for?" I could fill up an entire page with the service improvements that have been achieved by the Liberal Democrat/Green administration. Suffice it to say this has been done while implementing a financial strategy that has seen us post a below-inflation Council Tax rise.

However, to achieve this means taking the tough decisions as well as the easy ones. The revenue costs to MHDC to keep the toilets in question open are in fact £30,000pa, not the £4,000pa quoted by Coun Paul Cumming. This equates to just over an extra 1 per cent on the Council Tax precept. However, the town councils of the district, because of their lower cost/overhead base, can do the job for much less than the district council.

To conclude, it is my view that all levels of local government are here to provide services to the public at the lowest possible cost in partnership with each other. We have the will to do so, it is up to the others to come on board or not as the case may be.

Clive Smith, Greenfields Road,

Malvern Link.