THE Pub of the Year competition supported by Neil Carmichael MP is clearly a worthy cause that should encourage people to use pubs in the area with many benefits, especially for landlords.

However, surely this cannot be the same Neil Carmichael whom the SNJ on Dec 9, 2014 reported as having made a U-turn and voted against Regulation aimed at protecting tenant landlords – after telling Camra members that he would be supporting the bill.

David Buckle

Longney