THE Citizen is to be congratulated for not giving up on the struggle to save the elderly of the council homes from eviction. Indeed, the paper performs a valuable service in countering the cruel actions of Blackpool's ruling councillors in their cost-cutting exercise against the most vulnerable in our society.

Many of the letters have condemned the council for not releasing the relevant documents and especially those which allegedly claim that the sum of £3 million will be needed to save the homes from the bulldozer.

Few people are in fact aware of their rights as granted to them by Parliament through the Local Government Law. Since the passing of the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the public have had many new rights of access to information and meetings. The Act moreover gives new rights to councillors, in addition to their long standing "common law rights".

It is clear that the general public are given the right (except in very rare circumstances) to inspect background papers used in the preparation of reports to be discussed in public at any council, committee or sub-committee meetings.

It follows therefore that, as the "homes" issue falls into this category, so the right of inspection of documents by the public, runs alongside. There is no good reason why the electorate of the resort should continue to accept the arrogant bully-boy tactics of our ruling councillors and continue to struggle in the dark in their most commendable fight for social justice for those to whom society owes so very much. The information is there for all to see -- demand access!

Peter Roscoe,

Bond Street, South Shore.