DESPITE what some might think, the Argus does its best to be politically neutral.

Although the origins of the newspaper lie with the Liberal Party 125 years ago, more recently we have not taken a political view, although we have had our say on individual issues.

We even monitor political comments on the ‘Your Say’ page to try to ensure a variety of points of view are aired.

Some political parties are very touchy, however, when it comes to what they might see as their opponents getting a better show than them in the Argus, particularly in the run-up to elections and sometimes demand that we make amends – which we will consider doing even though we are not bound to do so by election law.

Curious, then, that when the prime minister comes canvassing support in our area, her party doesn’t see fit to tell us, but does enough only to ensure she gets on the TV news and in the national press.

Such actions might be seen as a snub to the people of this area as she is whisked quietly from one stage-managed semi-secret event to another with most of Gwent unaware of her presence.

And, in order to remain impartial in this column, to those who feel that way, we might say: other parties are available.