Keith Day's comments about the Green Party's newspaper Greenleaf cannot go unchallenged (The Argus, June 3).
It would have been more honest if Mr Day had declared an interest. If readers knew he was a prominent local Labour party official they might have concluded that his views amount to nothing more than sour grapes.
It would have been less hypocritical if he had bothered to mention that his own party's material is printed on presses in Sutton - also outside the South East electoral region.
Unlike New Labour and the other old parties, big business and other vested interests do not bank roll the Greens. This means we work with printers who can give us the most cost-effective deal. Ours happen to be a cooperative who share our values and are based in East London.
Although I am a member of the local Green Party, the particular edition of Greenleaf Mr Day complains about is being distributed throughout for the vast South East region, so comments about using local suppliers are somewhat irrelevant in this instance.
As for his point about junk mail, readers might also be interested to know that the Labour-led council has rejected Green overtures for a junk mail management strategy.
The edition of Greenleaf is clearly identified as part of the Green Party's election material.
Perhaps what Mr Day really objects to is that Greenleaf offers electors throughout the region a timely reminder of Labour's disastrous policies - particularly in Iraq.
Geoffrey Bowden
-editor, Greenleaf
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