I FOUND it very interesting to read (LET, December 17) that, on the prospect of replacing shire counties, County Council Leader Hazel Harding stated: "We have the best interests of Lancashire people at heart and will ensure their views are accurately presented at all times."

Let's hope that she is more receptive to "the views of the people" on this matter than she was with respect to the closure of old people's homes.

What audacity, even arrogance, to make such a statement.

Perhaps she feels her future comforts are threatened.

D J BARTON, Whalley Old Road, Blackburn.