Jenny Reid claims that having witnessed the King Alfred debate she came away "dismayed by the calibre of the arguments and comments from the Conservative opponents of the scheme" (Letters, March 30).

I don't know if this is a fair and accurate assessment of the proceedings as, along with countless others, I was unable to get there.

What I do know is that if the proceedings had been webcast people in nearly half our households could have come to their own decision.

The recent news about the coming municipal link to the internet, freely available to all, was most welcome (The Argus, March 29).

So what possible reason could Brighton and Hove City Council now have for continuing its objection to the webcasting of its meetings?

It could even increase the number of people voting at election time.

  • RG Jenkins, Welbeck Avenue, Hove