I suppose Bill that it's a fact of life that there will always be some whose point of view is so entrenched that they are unable to tolerate any others and will actively try to prevent other people putting theirs forward and even resort to the use of misinformation and lies in order to discredit them. A proper democratic process can cope with people like Mrs Forber as the majority view would prevail.

However in our so-called democratic process this is not the case as politicians either appear to listen to the most voiciferous view or even use the same tactics themselves.

Hopefully Bill, you probably don't meet too many of the Mrs Forbers of this world but I expect Councillors see them much more often and I suppose, to some extent, it's understandable that they have a difficult job deciding what the majority view actually is. Maybe your poll will have assisted them in this issue.