I was at the Brighton and Hove City Council school admissions review meeting and was disgusted at what happened (The Argus, February 3).

Councillor Pat Hawkes accused Councillor Juliet McCaffery of listening only to a small number of her constituency, one of those adversely affected by the fixed catchment system.

However, in my opinion she was one of the few councillors who listened to lobbying from all parts of the city and chose to vote for fairness instead of the Labour Party line.

At the meeting, it was apparent how crucial Coun McCaffery's sacking was, because it was only Pat Hawkes' casting vote which passed the proposals.

Labour and Councillor Mallender of the Green Party tried to pretend only those currently privileged by the current system are against the fixed catchments.

But those from large areas of the city never favoured by the current system have still stood up and begged the council to do what it promised and consider the needs of the "whole city", not just a few affluent areas around the city centre, Hanover and Queen's Park.

The least affluent areas of the city will be badly served by the new proposals, with Whitehawk children having to be bussed out to Longhill and the Falmer catchment becoming a deprivation ghetto.

Councillor Anne Meadows stood up for these deprived parts of the city but the same cannot be said of her colleagues.

Maria Cox, Coombe Road, Brighton