I THINK it s about time that the number of CMPs was whittled down by half and we had the rights of parents to exercise control of their offspring. The more I hear and read makes me thankful I was brought up in a generation where people and property were

I THINK it's about time that the number of CMPs was whittled down by half and we had the rights of parents to exercise control of their offspring.

The more I hear and read makes me thankful I was brought up in a generation where people and property were respected. Thanks to MPs, that has gone!

Even recently, at our age, some middle-aged lout came up my drive and stole dust caps and deliberately deflated the front tyre on the passenger side. The young people around here are few and well behaved so I know it wasn't any of them.

What I am trying to say to the politicians is get off your high horses and make this country a place to be proud to live in, not the mess you have made it.

MR R DOCKRELL

Grenville Avenue, Locking