DAILY Echo editor Ian Murray is to be congratulated for setting down the key things that are holding this city back and which continue to bedevil attempts to make a real impact on the surrounding region (End of the Week, July 6).

It boils down to a lack of consensus both politically and otherwise which shows itself in a general lack of any civic pride.

Since this leads on to the debate regarding the wow factor why not develop the theme further through your columns and stimulate more discussion?

PETER ETHERIDGE, Bassett, Southampton.