Dear Sir,
May I make the following corrections to Mr Welch’s error-strewn letter of 22 December (‘Labour Voters Supported UKIP’):
(1) County Durham’s Primary School outcomes are among the best in the country, not the worst as he asserts.
(2) Durham County Council is not financial incompetent or undemocratic:
• DCC’s outsourcing of care home provision was an unavoidable response to government cuts which he supports.
• The Teaching Assistants’ dispute is distressing and contentious, but both sides agree that it is about equal rights.
• Council Taxpayers do NOT pay twice for the A167 lights.
• DCC’s handling of the Cricket Club crisis is common sense, not clueless.
(3) And meanwhile, at the national level:
• The Labour Party does not support unilateral disarmament.
• Labour advocates a balanced budget, with infrastructure investment.
• Labour’s plans for rail renationalisation are popular and much-needed.
If you are interested in the ‘Post-Truth’ Assertions are Just Wrong details, I have answered Mr Welch’s points at greater length on my blog: http:// bit.ly/AWPTL
We need to beware of long ranting lists of false claims and exaggerated promises, however assertively proclaimed.
John D Clare
