IT’S a shame that “Name & Address Supplied” of November 5 (“The truth hurts, Mr Smith”) was not willing to publish their name, especially as that was being done as a deliberate wind up.

At least Royston Smith is publically standing up for the people of Southampton at this difficult time.

The Labour lot couldn’t even bother to produce a budget last time.

Now we know why as they would sack hundreds of council workers.

Disgraceful!

It seems to me that Royston Smith simply mentions other councils by way of contrast with many other, Labour-run authorities, facing closure of Sure Start centres. I use the local one in Byron Road and it’s a great place to go. So useful. I don’t know what I’d do without it.

SUE CORK, Bitterne, Southampton.