HAVING read Coun Prickett’s berating of my previous weeks’ comments about council cuts, his comments only deal with cuts to bus services, some of which have come from the commercial operators, but it was Wiltshire Council which cut the funding for transport from 9am to 9.30am and completely rearranged and withdrew funding from some of the country area services.

While he stated that Wiltshire Council follows government guidance on consultations and has many replies, I still maintain that when these schemes are put out for public consultation the decision to implement the cuts had already been taken behind closed doors.

And there was no mention of the way Wiltshire Council still has not cut any spending from its political aspirations which are carrying on regardless. The only cuts that have really occurred are to those affecting the vulnerable, elderly and young persons’ services as they are the easy targets.

TONY FELLENOR

Farleigh Close

Chippenham