24 JUNE 1989, Page 25

Pollstering

Sir: Pace Michael Trend (`From Tyler to Thatcher', 10 June), there has never been any doubt that the community charge could be successfully, if expensively, implemen- ted. This has less to do with the 'careful thought' (sic) at the Department of the Environment than the professionalism of local authority revenues staff, many of them members of this Association. Although such work never hits the head- lines there has been a massive programme of training to enable this radical, if possibly short-lasting, reform to take place.

However, I think your subscriptions

LETTERS

department is a little sanguine on this topic in continuing to address your excellent weekly to me as 'The Director, Rating and Salvation Association'.

Colin Farrington

Director, The Rating and Valuation Association, 41 Doughty Street, London WC1