Switching on the Christmas lights
To the Editor.I was very sad to read Mr R M Royal's letter about the absence of our MP, Iain Coleman at the annual ceremony of switching on the Christmas lights at St John's Church. Either Mr Royal has had his head buried in the sand for the last few weeks or he has another agenda. Surely he has seen articles in the local press about Iain Coleman's recent stroke. To suffer such a potentially life-threatening condition at an early age as the father of a young son is bad enough but to then be criticised for not being able to attend a ceremony such as this is literally adding insult to injury. Mr Coleman, like all stroke victims, is now struggling to make a full recovery,and I feel that all good wishes should be sent to his wife and family rather than mean-minded or misinformed homilies like this.At the website of the Stoke Association (www.stroke.org.uk/) Mr Royal can find information that will enable him to be take a more compassionate view of the plight in which our MP finds himself.As regards his vote, something in his letter give me a strong suspicion that it would not go to Iain Coleman, whether he turned up to switch on the Christmas lights or not.Yours Faithfully,Michael McDermott
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