• IF he worked in any other setting, Lazzaro Pietragnoli would have faced instant suspension or dismissal from his job and not just be allowed to resign from his chief whip role, (Lazzaro Pietragnoli resigns from council over ‘abusive’ social media account, November 22).

It’s crystal clear than a significant number of standards committee members should recuse themselves; either as injured parties or biased friends.

This is a test of Camden Council’s probity and (at last) hopefully, will lead to a serious revision of the outdated and unfit-for-purpose councillor code of conduct which concentrates too much on pecuniary matters and not enough on standards of ethics and civility.

JAMES L HUNT
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