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Is the government ‘getting rid of democracy altogether’
Labour and the Tories have been passing laws that essentially ban protest without government permission, meaning that any future government could ban protest entirely.
Sir Keir Starmer is trying to enforce digital ID, which would abolish personal privacy in matters of communication, finance, travel and employment.
Various councils across the country have delayed their elections.
Our politicians have convenient excuses for all of these actions.
If I didn’t know any better, I would say they’re moving towards getting rid of democracy and the rule of law altogether. Caitlyn, Beeston
Is Starmer’s ‘one in one out’ policy working?
A migrant’s return to Britain by dinghy after being removed under Sir Keir Starmer’s ‘one in, one out’ deal proves the scheme is working, claims minister Josh MacAlister (Metro, Fri).
That did make me chuckle. Spin so expertly created, it could have been taken from an episode of Yes, Prime Minister – a series written nearly 40 years ago but which seems just as relevant today. Dazla, Sunderlad
Reader calls out Sarah Pochin’s comments on how seeing adverts with Black and Asian people ‘drives her mad’
Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin has been branded a ‘disgrace’ for saying it ‘drives her mad’ to see adverts featuring black and Asian people (Metro, Mon).
Reform UK are really showing who they are.
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Here you have one of their MPs voicing a thoroughly offensive view about seeing people of colour advertising goods.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says her comments were ‘ugly’ but the ‘intention’ was not racist. What a joke. Proud Black Woman, Joyce Wokoh, Tottenham
‘So much for the promises of the Tories and Reform UK to stop the boats’, says reader
Chris Shepherd (MetroTalk, Tue) believes that David Cameron and George Osborne initiated the so-called golden period of relations with China, which has damaged our national security.
It was also Cameron who caved in to the Brexiteers’ demand for a referendum on our EU membership – thereby paving the way for Brexit which has also damaged our economic stability and national security.
As EU members, we were part of the Dublin agreement which enabled us to send asylum seekers back to the EU member state where they originally claimed asylum. However, now we have lost that ability.
So much for the promises of the Tories and Reform UK to stop the boats. Alan Yearsley, Sheffield
Reader says the public ‘deserve a choice’ whether they pay with cash or card
Kate in Shoreditch (MetroTalk, Tue) tells Paul to ‘wake up’ regarding bank charges for traders.
If you are a small trader – and before you tot out the usual claim of tax dodging, I assure you we probably pay more tax relative to earnings than our big corporate compatriots – the charges for paying in cash amount to half that of card transactions. You can argue all you like for either side but the point is we deserve a choice. From your cry of ‘wake up’, I suspect you agree. Cath, London
Reader says ‘There is no positive spin on Vladimir Putin testing new weapons’
Russia tested a nuclear-powered missile days after Washington imposed sanctions on the country (Metro, Mon).
The Burevestnik missile went 8,700 miles in 15 hours, Russia claims. President Putin says the weapon, which can carry a nuclear warhead, is ‘invincible’ to missile defences.
This is something we should all fear. When I take a car out for a test run, it’s because I might buy it to use. When I try on a new shirt, I might buy it to use. When citizens test a new rifle, it’s not going to be put away never to be used. There is no positive spin on Vladimir Putin testing new weapons.
It is reasonable to panic. Dennis Fitzgerald, by email
Reader’s travel gripe is ‘constant vaping by young travellers’
I would like to add to Dan’s comments (MetroTalk, Thu) about inconsiderate passengers on buses, which I wholeheartedly agree with.
I travel on buses every day and I’m coming to dread it.
My gripe is the constant vaping by young travellers, which is not only happening upstairs.
The drivers seem to be unaware of this even though the horrible smell is clearly everywhere. Linda, by email
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