HOW much longer do we have to put up with the biased one-sided immature Marxist rantings of Ben Drake (Letters, February 28)?

People are sick and tired of this self-appointed left-wing moral guardian and his band of rag-tag followers.

Voting is a matter of conscience and people have the right to vote for whichever political party they wish.

Whether one likes or dislikes the BNP and its policies, Mr Drake has no right to try and influence the electorate with his vitriolic diatribe. He describes himself as a trade union activist. Perhaps he would be better served looking after his members' interests and campaigning to stop the off-shoring of thousands of British jobs each month to third world low-wage sweat shops.

P Watson,

Linden Close,

Huntington, York.

Updated: 11:57 Tuesday, March 02, 2004