IN reply to Cllr Davies' response to Prof Gregg's letter, it seems Cllr Davies is trying to defend the indefensible.

It was his council who have failed to deliver their Local Plan on time, now paying the price for being asleep on the job.

Instead of leaving this until the 11th hour, they should have been taking care of business, perhaps utilising those skills of the "best people" they hire on six-figure remuneration.

We hear incredible sound bites from the Council leader about the future panacea to all Wirral’s problems - the Wirral Growth Company - yet when it comes to basic obligatory housekeeping, like delivering a Local Plan, they fall at the first hurdle.

Wirral Council under its present leadership have brought this situation upon their own heads and they cannot simply blame Peel Holdings for putting our Green Belt under the threat of development.

The council made the decision to put all their eggs in one basket with Peel.

Did they not think to have a contingency plan, should their golden goose fail to lay all of its eggs?

It's a bit like the naughty schoolboy failing to deliver his homework on time, despite repeated warnings of the consequences, then complaining when the teacher delivers the punishment for failure; except in this scenario, the whole class end up suffering.

N Lauro, Meols