This election is making people think about the global consequences of their vote more than ever before.

The fact is, a vote for Blair is a vote for Bush.

A third term Tony will put Britain's security, its reputation and the lives of Wiltshire's young soldiers uncritically at the disposal of the Bush White House for another four years, lending strength and credibility to the Bush programme.

The consequences will not spare Wiltshire; more terrorism, more lies, further attacks on privacy and the rule of law, mistrust between communities and uglier politics.

If the Bush doctrine strikes a voter as safe and sane, then it is perfectly reasonable to vote to return Blair, otherwise it is not.

N BURKE

Wildfell Road, London