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Government needs to ‘recognise that China is not our friend’, says reader
Tsering (MetroTalk, Tue) goes to some lengths to accuse Sir Keir Starmer of being soft on China.
There are concerns the government is placing potential trade benefits over national security concerns in its dealings with Xi Jinping’s economic powerhouse.
Tsering must have missed the recent prime minister’s questions, where Starmer quoted opposition leader Kemi Badenoch’s past statements on this.
‘We should certainly not be describing China as a foe,’ she said as business secretary in 2023.
And ‘I have shied away from calling China a threat,’ in September 2024.
She had a point. China exists and we need to come to terms with that but also recognise that China is not our friend.
To now suggest that for Labour to follow this policy is some sort of national betrayal is sheer hypocrisy on the Tories’ part. Martin, London
Reader warns that a cashless society would lead to ‘mass unemployment’
Concerning the glitch that led to the Amazon Web Services outage behind apps and websites going down across the globe (Metro, Tue).
Prof James Davenport of Bath university said it was ‘worrying’ that British banks had been affected and reliant on US web services.
When will the public realise that all the banks care about is their corporate greed and the personal greed of their CEOs and nothing else?
This is the whole reason the banks are pushing for a cashless society, so they can convert to an online-only model, automate everything and sack nearly all their staff and save money on rent and wages.
And yet the majority of the public continue to play into their hands by doing everything as a digital payment.
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The people at the top of the command chain at banks already earn obscene amounts of money but it’s never enough and they always want more, despite how many they make unemployed.
A cashless society will cause the biggest mass unemployment the UK has ever seen across most industries. Danny, York
Is ‘I’m just a human invention!’ a good enough excuse for error?
Help, my Wordle has crashed! What’s next in store for us, in this ever-enveloping world of the cloud?
Errors used to be explained away with the well-worn phrase ‘I’m only human’.
Will, AI malfunction be excused by stating ‘I’m just a human invention!’ Richard Panton, South-West London
Reader questions what we should call the disgraced Duke of York now?
What are we going to call the disgraced Duke of York now, in light of fresh allegations about his involvement with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre? The Andrew Formerly Known as Prince? Jack Rossiter, Waltham Cross
Reader who has cancer says ‘to observe thepressures the hospital staff are under is very sad’
Yes, it is sad that Cancer Research UK is closing so many shops (MetroTalk, Oct 10). This is happening so much, with a myriad of high street shops and multiple charity shops competing. What could be more catastrophic long term for many people, though, is that our government has yet to agree to a national cancer plan.
Cancer Research UK has all but begged it to consider this and many have signed anonline petition.
What we need is as much support as possible from the politicians for all aspects of cancer – including initial scans, more oncologists, radiographers, surgeons and radiotherapists.
These consultants have been in chronic shortage for years.
I have cancer, recurrent, like countless others. To observe the pressures the hospital staff are under is very sad.
To be frightened that we may receive our treatment late is scary. To await scan and test results plays havoc with worrying minds. So support charity shops everywhere but remember the bigger cancer picture and email MPs or sign petitions for all our sakes. Mary Marlow, Oldbury
Reader points out the cost of climate adaptation
If Stefan (MetroTalk, Tue) thinks the costs of net zero are high, I suggest he looks up the cost of climate adaptation. Neil Dance, Birmingham
This reader hates garlic
People have been writing to MetroTalk about the unwelcome inclusion of onions in food nowadays. But there’s one thing worse – garlic!
The stench of it stops you from tasting anything for days. I can smell it on a person from four feet away. I am allergic to garlic, so imagine my problems when I go shopping. Craig Mansell, Cheetham Hill
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