• I WAS disappointed to read Cllr Clyde Loakes’s November 25 letter ahead of the December 16 NLWA board vote on whether to award the contract to Acciona.

He does not answer the critical question that is on the lips of residents across north London, which is why he wishes to appoint the lone bidder for a contract value of £1billion, approximately double the original tender price?

If Cllr Loakes were putting in a new kitchen would he be going ahead with the only builder interested now pricing at double their original quote?

MARIA EMILIA JENNINGS, N6