In yesterday's letters' page (The Argus, February 28), there were no less than three letters voicing opposition to the nodal system and yet at the same time couching their letters in a "we all want a fair system" manner. So surely they are supporting their local schools.

Then you look where they live and the penny drops. It strikes me they need to put their money where their mouth is and, as Mark Bannister (The Argus, February 28) writes, "support a system based on children's proximity to school".

There are far too many people involved in this with the attitude of "I'm all right, Jack". I am galled to think people in this city believe it is okay for them to walk past two schools (which they perceive are not good enough for their child) and get into what would be my closest school, thereby depriving my child of a place.

Have we all turned into a two-tier city, blind to the real issue like little Marie Antoinettes? Okay, they don't have bread then let them eat cake or, in other words, they don't have a school close to them so let them travel five kilmetres-plus to our leftovers.

Let me reiterate, we only want access to our closest schools and the well-organised, well-researched Campaign for Brighton and Hove is trying to promote just that.

-Anne Cross, Brighton