It seems not everyone takes notice of my fellow columnist, Adam Trimingham, the Sage of Sussex.

In his column last Thursday, the Sage wrote: "Can we please stop pummelling politicians, the constant sneering and vilification palls after a while and creates a mood of weary defeatism."

In a news story about the Brighton station site plan the following day, Mr T himself reported that "angry residents have branded councillors pompous and arrogant after they approved a supermarket on a major town site".

One regular reader of Adam's is Councillor Mike Middleton, who has written in to point out the apparent inconsistency between his column and the story.

"I know the insults are not Adam's," says Councillor Middleton, "but unfortunately the Argus so often allows itself to become the main forum for sneering and vilification."

True enough, councillor, but it is hardly our fault if people are so moved that they are reduced to strong, but not rude, language and we surely have a duty to reflect that strength of feeling.

And anyway, your suggestion of an alternative hardly compares.

For the rest of you readers, it went something like this: "residents have raised legitimate concerns about the proposed Sainsbury's".

Hmmmmm.

Still with councillors, I have been asked to point out that Councillor Peter Willows was wide of the mark when he attacked Brighton and Hove Council in last Wednesday's paper for not moving allegedly troublesome travellers from a camp at Benfield Valley.

The land is, in fact, privately owned and so the council cannot take action, although I'm assured it does encourage owners to take legal action.

I have also been asked to point out that in our report on June 14 of the sad death of 11-year-old Joshua O'Flaherty, from Woodingdean, following a road accident, we wrongly stated his parents were expecting their third child.

Our apologies to Mr and Mrs O'Flaherty and our deepest sympathies for the loss of Joshua.

Regular readers Mr and Mrs P Rider, of Brighton Road, Lancing, say they always enjoy the Argus, particularly our Weekend paper, but wonder why we don't publish the seven day television listings as a separate section.

The simple answer, of course, is the cost, which would be quite considerable if were to do it. But, as ever, we won't rule it out and will heed Mr and Mrs Rider's comment "just a thought that you might want to think about". What do other readers think?

Finally, back to Adam Trimingham's column of last week in which he also used the word perspicacity in relation to former Brighton and Hove Council leader, now Lord Bassam.

"I must admit my vocabulary didn't stretch to perspicacity," writes JG Foy, from Brighton, blaming his education.

However, he obviously looked up the word (it means to have acute perception) because the letter adds: "There are many adjectives which would help me describe Lord Swampy of Squattersville, but perspicacity isn't one of them."

I think we're back to sneering and vilification aren't we, Mr Foy?