Chewbacco (Your Say published 26 January) should be wary of a return to the past.

Does he not recall the ‘halcyon’ days of Labour failure in this borough before the present regime at least tried (in the early days with some realistic management and ideas) to retrieve the problems created the last time the Socialists held control?

Greece, now basking in euphoria, must beware – as must the UK electorate – of falling into an obvious, but very tempting trap, yet again.

John Lister Swindon