I WOULD like to ask the protesters that have descended on our fair city if they really believe that Nato’s leaders will be influenced by their demonstrations.

Let them think more carefully about the disturbance that they are causing to the lives of ordinary citizens, and the waste of public money that could be better spent on health and education.

If their concerns are so deeply felt and important to them why don’t they stay in hotels and B&Bs rather than expecting to be accommodated by the very people whose lives they are intent on disturbing.

Keith Marchant Newport