Dear Sir After Reading Honest John’s political piece last week, I felt the need to address a few points. The letter states that Phil Wilson is desperate to keep hold of his job, so what’s wrong with that? Over the past ten years, Phil Wilson has been active in the community attending numerous events, many showcased in this paper, overseen the regeneration of our town centre and most importantly helped to bring Hitachi to Aycliffe, creating hundreds of jobs for people in the area!, Who cares what his motivations are as long as progress is being made? The letter also blasts Mr Wilson for being pals with Tony Blair, who is a polarising figure, but maybe not quite as detrimental to society as Nick Griffin and the BNP were and who I believe Honest John has been attached to in the past! Kane Shaw Ed: Honest John admits to being a member of the BNP for just 10 months when he became disillusioned with their policies and left.