I intend to stand as an independent candidate at the coming local election on a Stop the War ticket.

I am a former actor who now runs a theatrical agency. My television and theatre credits are numerous but I am probably best remembered as the character Eric Duffy from the famous Please Sir! series in the late Sixties and Seventies.

I am sure there are many people who feel very strongly about the situation in Iraq and would like to make their voices heard.

As the Prime Minister seems intent on ignoring the mass of public disquiet and appears to be on the brink of committing the country to a "war" without the support of the British people, it is imperative ordinary people stand up and say no.

The march to Hyde Park on February 15 was a wonderful occasion. I am a veteran of marches going back to 1962 and The Committee of 100 and have never before taken part in such a heart-warming event.

But things did not stop there. February 15 was just the beginning. I urge people who feel strongly on this issue to consider a similar course of action to mine.

Get the nomination papers, find yourself ten signatories and run as a Stop the War candidate. Send a message to Blair through the ballot box.

-Peter Cleall, Pelham Associates, Middle Street, Brighton