There is (as I write this letter) a picture on social media doing the rounds of an aerial view of Swindon showing the mayhem and huge traffic jams on our main arterial road, caused by roadworks taking place simultaneously around the town. The picture is accompanied by a caption which reads ‘Swindon closed’.

What plonker thought it was a good idea to embark on roadworks all over the town to run concurrently? Obviously, someone who does not rely on the roads to get to work.

C J Meek Cloche Way Swindon