I REFER to your report "Debate reveals nothing new" (NST, Aug 21).

I watched the Lim Guan Eng-Koh Tsu Koon debate live on TV on Wednesday.

I must say I find that by constantly harping on the same issues, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng gave politics a bad name, and by responding with facts and figures and with grace and clarity, former Chief Minister Tan Sri Koh redeemed it. Kudos to Koh.

Lim needs more time to mature politically and understand that he is not addressing mindless constituents.

He should get on with the task of administering the state and not look for black cats in dark alleys.