15 AUGUST 1998, Page 26

Hit them where it hurts

Sir: While some will have sympathy for the predicament in which gay people find themselves, a huge majority of council tax and income tax payers will strongly object to the outrageous way in which their money is being distributed for the benefit of vari- ous pressure groups like GFMA and Rub- berstuffers (Public money tied up', 8 August).

The government surely has the remedy in its own hands. It must surcharge the offi- cials and members who agreed to this expenditure. It should then reduce the grants made to these bodies for 1999 by the sum that they cannot recover from these misguided folk. Over to you, Minister.

J. 0. Lloyd Jones

246 Christchurch Road, Newport, Gwent