LOCAL politicians would do well to learn the lessons of last week's elections.

Councillors who are out-of-touch with their electorates have been removed from office across the country.

In this borough residents are disgusted by the council's plan to build a multiplex cinema rather than support efforts to revive the much loved EMD/Granada Cinema.

If councillors persist with this ludicrous scheme and continue to ride roughshod over the wishes of local people, I have no doubt they will be similarly rewarded at the ballot box in the near future.

D Douglas, Leyton.