Surely voters must by now be very confused with so many conflicting opinions about green issues in general and the Green party.

Labour claims only they have a chance of defeating the Tories and a vote for the Greens is a vote for the Tories. David Cameron also believes the Tory party will address green issues and the green vote should be a Tory vote.

However, DA Coles (Letters, April 30) believes the city attracts an eco-friendly, greeny, arty-farty brigade and suggests the green vote is a lefty issue.

Perhaps the confusion arises as the two major political parties, who could be in a position to control our city, both now recognise the need to support and address green issues and have, as part of a wider agenda.

This raises the question as to whether there is a need for a green political party, whose representatives may have conflicting views on other non-green concerns.

With the recent all-time high levels of recycling in our city and the best bus service in the country, the energy-efficient Jubilee Library and the proposed regeneration of the Circus Street site, I would suggest local environmental issues are already top of the agenda for the current Labour administration, so why change it?

  • Penny Gilbey, Chalky Road, Portslade