I am not in favour of the proposed detention of terrorist suspects for 42 days or even 28 days for that matter, but I am in favour of detaining terrorists for 42 days, 42 years or even 142 years.

The issue being someone suspected of being a terrorist without charge is very much different to someone being convicted of terrorism. To put a man in jail for six weeks without him knowing why he is being held or what he's been accused of is difficult to comprehend.

Then he is released without charge which is exactly what has happened to half of those who have been held for 28 days. Imagine what would have happened to his reputation, his job and his family.

I am also uncomfortable with the snooping society in which we live.

CCTV cameras have been proven to reduce and help solve crime and anti-social behaviour.

But what about all those cameras that are used to monitor our privacy and store information about us as we go about our daily lives?

It's the people who have access to the information that worries me.

This also goes for ID cards. I carry photo identification most of the time anyway so the card is not the issue, it's the information behind the card the Government is planning to hold that is the problem. I don't want the Government to hold all my medical, travel, phone, tax and spending records, or my e-mail address.

I have known David Davis for many years and respect him as a man of conviction and principle. I can fully support his actions in raising these issues by resigning from the Shadow Cabinet and precipitating this by-election.

Coun Paul Robinson (ERYC)

Howdenshire