WHAT on earth does the member of Parliament for Bolton South East Dr Brian Iddon do for Farnworth? Does anyone ever see him in Farnworth or hear of anything he does for the town?
Before the General Election, Dr Iddon constantly harped on how, if elected, the waiting lists in hospitals would be cut at a stroke and that crime would be drastically cut by getting the young back to work. He even promised to get investment into Farnworth by bringing new business into the town. Now I read that crime in Farnworth of burglary, car theft and violence has risen and the National Health Service is in crisis.
Farnworth folk can now see what he has or has not done for them over the last two years. Apart from Dr Iddon's obsession at trying to legalise certain drugs, making fireworks and supporting the Socialist Workers Party at the National Union of Journalists demonstration in Bolton, I cannot see anything that he has to be proud of yet.
Even Prince Charles says that Farnworth is one of the most deprived towns in Great Britain!
Christine Adams
Brook Street, Farnworth
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