THE Derby Telegraph receives lots of letters each week on issues affecting Derby and Derbyshire, as well as further afield. This one looks at UKIP.
ROGER HELMER and Margot Parker hail the decision of Clacton's former Tory MP, Douglas Carswell, to join UKIP as a 'brave decision' "The political earthquake led by UKIP gathers pace" (September 17). It would have braver had he chosen to stand in a constituency where there was not already a UKIP candidate, selected and working to win the seat in next year's election.
Mr Carswell did not even have the courtesy to inform this man of his decision. The first he heard of Mr Carswell's defection was on the news.
As for UKIP "letting the fox loose in the Westminster hen house" (hen house, the place is male-heavy) haven't the Scots just done that? Maybe UKIP didn't realise...
Anne Johns
Oaklands Avenue
Littleover
