HOW CAN a group of apparently well-educated people, voted in by the people and if they walk around town, listen to the comments of people, read the Argus or look at Facebook they would realize that the council is not really very popular at the moment.

So how can they have a meeting to discuss knocking the mural down when thousands have signed a petition and think it would be a good idea to sneak in and knock it down without telling anyone. Even a bunch of five-year-olds would at some point come to the conclusion that this would not be a good idea and provoke outrage.

They should all resign now for what they have done and get an election underway so that Newport people can decide, I am disgusted.

Paul Murphy Newport