KEITH Morrell recently wrote a piece saying that there should be no cuts to services in Southampton.

He also highlighted that a Labour Government under Ed Miliband would not reverse the cuts imposed by the coalition.

So I would like to post this dilemma for Mr Morrell.

If the council does nothing and the debts get bigger, eventually Eric Pickles will step in and impose draconian cuts to our services.

In the 1980s the then Tory Government took over the running of Liverpool City Council and did just that as that council ran up spiralling debts.

Does he want that? Or does Mr Morrell know of a hidden pile of cash or rich benefactor who will bail us out?

However, I did suggest that all councillors should take a ten per cent cut in their pay because of their ‘mismanagement’ of our city’s finances.

Does Mr Morrell agree with this?

JOE LOCKYER, Southampton