“SHOPPERS in towns' high streets should be allowed to park free," said Marcus Jones, high street minister in David Cameron’s post-election reshuffle.

“Councils are raising more money than ever from motorists and the result could be to kill off the towns they represent.”

Nowhere is this more necessary than in Cirencester, where councilCDC greed will see the death knell of all small retailers in the centre of town.

Get real CDC.

You are here to represent our interests, so start listening and stop patronising us.

We want Cirencester to thrive far more than we want to see you scraping though at the next election.

NIGEL MASSEY

Cirencester