I'm glad to hear it , Brian.

I find the suggestions that petitioners have been pressurising people to sign, and in particular the description of one of them as "extremely unpleasant", rather offensive. I know all those who are gathering signatures, have been one of them and am married to one of them. The one thing that unites us is the passionate belief that swimming should be brought back to Forest Hill, on the most suitable site (the one where two large holes already exist), preferably retaining the frontage block, as soon as possible.

In my experience most, if not all, of those who signed were keen to do so and it is, frankly, patronising to suggest that they didn't know what they were doing. And if anybody wonders whether the suggestion that "half the people on it are probably 'M. Mouse, 38 Disney St, SE23'" is true I can assure you that every signature appears to be genuine, as does every address, and there is not one "M. Mouse" amongst them.

If those who oppose our campaign feel so strongly, why not begin your own. I can assure you that it is considerably more demanding than sitting at home in your underpants, tapping away at a keyboard.

On that note I bow out of this debate; I have rather more pressing things to spend my time on.