Bravo Flick Drummond for standing her ground over all the myths and politicking around sewage so regularly pumped out by people who should know better.

No-one would even know there was a problem with storm overflows if the Conservatives hadn’t put monitoring in place. Talk about shooting the messenger.

And certainly not the Lib Dems, who make so much of poo but have done absolutely nothing ever to solve it except to moan about others. It stinks!

Who cares what Feargal ‘A Good Heart’ (Not) Sharkey has to say either. Another celebrity who should stick to what he does best. Gary Lineker take note!

What Mrs Drummond has been criticised for goes to the very heart of what is wrong with this country. Why can’t people take responsibility instead of blaming others? Why can’t people just pause flushing the loo when it’s pelting down to save the environment they profess to care so much about, unless they can bash a Tory for it? When did a selfless act like this become a problem while the Victorian drains are improved?

As Mrs Drummond said: “We all produce wastewater and we should all take responsibility for it.” This politician of integrity is a breath of fresh air and she has my vote.

Paul Humm  - FIBMS Fellow Institute of Biomedical Science,

Park Road,

Winchester