I WAS slightly amused to see the newly published list of Conservative party candidates for Malvern Hills District Council.

It contained so many repeated names that I was left wondering whether it was an echo or a stammer.

Are our local Tories so bereft of talent that they need to draft in spouses and children to contest the May elections?

All this in the wake of the very public deselection of a former chairman.

Vote I certainly shall. Vote for the nepotism party? I'll give that some thought... well about a microsecond's worth.

Francis Whiston

Malvern