I was so pleased when I heard that Cllr Gould had been elected as leader of the County Council.

At last we have a man with modern forward vision to lead us. I expect he is thinking, as many are, that County Hall needs a rethink. He knows, as we all do, that the building is really past its sell by date.

It is uneconomic by present standards, with long corridors, many rooms, difficult for staff to get around and of course costly to heat and maintain.

He must be thinking that the best thing to do would be to knock it down, or sell it at a knock down price, as soon as possible, then a new office could be built, somewhere central, say Poundbury.

It might cost perhaps £12,000,000 plus, but of course that money would be recouped in no time, with the increased efficiency of the new building and staff hot-desking in a smaller building.

I am anxious, too, that Cllr Gould’s fellow Conservative colleagues should have suitable rooms to improve their Candy Crush skills and even add the occasional comment in a meeting.

So, more power to your elbow Cllr Gould. Go, go, go! We are all behind you, just to give you that final push.

John Skevington, Rampart Walk, Dorchester