I cannot be the only person to be totally sickened by the sight of the three local Tory candidates and their entourage descending, storm trooper-like, on a group of travellers in Brighton.

What did they think this would achieve, apart from a bit of free publicity? No doubt some travellers do cause problems but you can't tar them all with the same brush.

The issue needs to be approached in a level-headed and reasoned way. The Tory banner-waving crowd pictured (Argus, May 16) had all the hallmarks of a media stunt gone badly wrong. I hope they are ashamed of themselves.

-Peter Atkinson, Wolseley Road, Portslade