Paul Elgood's plea to raise the tone of the mayoral debate is a bit rich when you consider his party and, indeed, his name both appear in the scurrilous rag of a newspaper the No campaign has distributed.

The entire publication concentrates on knocking individuals and personalities who haven't even declared their candidacy yet.

It does absolutely nothing to highlight the real issues.

So when did Councillor Elgood have this change of heart about the quality of the debate?

Was it before he agreed to be included in the No campaign newspaper or after it was printed and he saw what a disgrace it was?

-James Taylor, Montpelier Road, Brighton