SIR — In the Free Press of December 21, Mr Liddell-Grainger says that he fully supports the efforts of West Somerset Council and has never made the statement that they are 'dead in the water'.

That is as may be.

Nevertheless, in his internet blog Mr Lidell-Granger most definitely uses the phrase.

Whether to satirise or support the intention is not clear, which is no doubt the skill of the politician.

Lesley Flash,

Shurton.