IN reply to Councillor Don Thomas (In My View, August 21), Labour ran this city for 19 years and the Audit Commision said we were poorly performing.

Liberal Democrats ran the authority for four years and in that time we became improving', judged by the independent Audit Commision. As a hung council we achieved this and put money into Lordswood at the budget.

There was only one party that had the closure of Oaklands swimming pool in their budget and that was Labour. Although both the other parties were aware this would happen if that saving was taken and it was in neither of their budgets.

COUNCILLOR DAVE BECKETT, Southampton City Council.