Readers discuss Gaza protest arrests, Trump’s walk, and nuclear safety – Bundlezy

Readers discuss Gaza protest arrests, Trump’s walk, and nuclear safety

Palestine Action supporters protest and arrests, London
In MetroTalk: Readers discuss Gaza protest arrests, environmentalism, nuclear power and waste disposal (Picture: Matthew Chattle/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

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”Protecting the public’ by arresting hundreds of elderly people’, reader comments on Gaza protests

Justice minister Alex Davies-Jones thanked the police for their ‘bravery and courage’ in arresting 532 people protesting against the banning of Palestine Action on Saturday.

I was one of those protesters and
I know, from chatting with the policeman who arrested me, that he shows considerable bravery in his regular duties.

But I’m sure he would be insulted by the suggestion that his action on Saturday – walking slowly with
a 69-year-old man to a police van – required ‘bravery’.

Similarly, I think he would have found it ludicrous when the minister suggested the police were ‘protecting the public’ by arresting hundreds of mostly elderly people, sitting silently, holding signs, in Parliament Square.
Bob Banks, Sheffield

‘These new arrests will only inspire the next 1,000’ says reader

I have never felt more proud of my fellow citizens and more ashamed of my country.

I cannot commend more highly the self-sacrifice of more than 500 people who chose to get arrested on Saturday.

They do not know how they will be treated by the justice system or what impact it could have in respect of working, finance, study and travel.

This for drawing attention to the genocide being perpetrated by Israel in Gaza and to the oppressive legislation used to silence dissent.

I was arrested on July 19. I was inspired by the first arrests. These new arrests will only inspire the next 1,000. Stephen Stone, Norwich

Mass Arrests Of Supporters Of Palestine Action In London
This reader says the arrest of peaceful protesters will inspire, not deter(Credits: In Pictures via Getty Images)

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Mockery or merit? How do you view Trump?

Funny how people like Dennis Fitzgerald (MetroTalk, Mon) chose to mock Donald Trump for being seen taking a walk on the White House roof.

When I think about Trump, I think about the peace deal Trump sealed last week between Armenia and Azerbaijan, who have been hostile against each other since the late 80s.

I guess that’s the difference between people like Dennis and people like me.
Paulo Rodrigues, London

‘Please stop spending our taxes on subsidising electric vehicles, solar panels and heat pumps’ says reader

I wish ‘environmentalists’ such as Adrian Appley (MetroTalk, Mon) – who opposes ‘lethal’ nuclear power stations – would make up their minds. Either we’re in the middle of a ‘climate emergency’, in which case the prospect of limitless energy from overwhelmingly safe nuclear power stations is far better than hoping the wind blows and the sun shines at the right time, or we’re not, in which case can the government please stop spending our taxes on subsidising electric vehicles, home solar panels, heat pumps etc that very few people actually want? Chris H, London

Are opinions on nuclear power dated?

Nuclear power plant with two large cooling towers and concrete dome at sunset
This reader says nuclear reactors are much safer now than anything used in the 1970s (Picture: Getty Images)

Adrian’s opinion on nuclear is so behind the times it exasperates me.

Modern nuclear reactors are much safer than anything used in the 1970s when Chernobyl was built.

We live in a democracy, which isn’t incentivised to cover up what might be happening for days (as happened with Chernobyl, making the incident much worse).

And don’t get me started on HS2, which he also opposes. That failed because the government decided to ask the opinions of every Nimby between London and Manchester, meaning they had to keep changing things. Deon, London

Reader calls for government to launch waste-disposal campaign

A huge island of congealed wet wipes is being removed from the Thames (Metro, Tue).

The government must launch a ‘keep drains clear’ campaign on TV on how to dispose of items. People want to get rid of stuff there and then – they don’t like the smell in their bins, or to handle it. But oil can be collected in a jar and frozen and disposed of in a lump. Give new mums a nappy disposal unit – that’s better than blockages. Only older people know how to deal with waste because they didn’t have so many cleaning options. Patricia, via email

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