SIR - It seems the spectre of water fluoridation has reared its poisonous head once again (T&A, April 21).

Our district care trust is again proposing to forcibly medicate us under the guise of improving our nation's teeth. I would remind these people that this practice is not only unethical but it is also illegal.

When fluoride is added to drinking water for the intent to medicate it then becomes a medicine, and as the Government has failed to register fluoride as a medicine, this would be an illegal act.

It is also worth noting that the fluoride that is added to drinking water is not natural fluoride but a chemical known as Hydrofluosilic acid, which is actually an industrial waste product.

People might question the legality, but nobody should question that it is unethical to forcibly medicate somebody against their will.

How would we all feel if our children were forcibly given medication every day? Well, this is what the care' trusts are proposing.

Jason Smith, UKIP Bradford & District Chairman, Woodlands Avenue, Queensbury