I am tired of hearing from Merton Council they can’t live within their means. It is driven from a suspicion that the current administration manipulates so much information, the public really doesn’t know what to think.

For example, did you know that Morden is going to get a new £11 million swimming pool? Why hasn’t that been a cover story in your paper, as surely that is wonderful news for the people of Morden. Or is it that, in this great age of austerity, it isn’t fashionable to say you are spending so much, when times are so tough. I would be grateful - if indeed a new pool has been approved - that this news is broadcast on your front page. That will put into perspective exactly how poor Merton Council really is.

Leigh Terrafranca via email

Editor's note: We have indeed covered the plans to build a new swimming pool in Morden in 2017 and the anticipated cost - though not on the front page.