I read Green Party Councillor Keith Taylor's lecture to Lord Bassam about the virtues of the Green councillors with interest (Letters, November 5).

Councillor Taylor stated: "The Greens will play an active role to ensure any development causes minimum damage to the environment."

But the Green councillors were instrumental in allowing the disgusting, vulgar plans for the King Alfred development to proceed to the next stage without one iota of regard for environmental concerns, such as traffic congestion, the strain on utilities and lack of parking.

-Kenneth Smith, Hove