Latest Letters

  • Sweep cigs off shelves
    Published: 30 July, 2010 • WE all know young people are influenced by what they see around them. It is ridiculous that cigarettes are openly on sale in newsagents and supermarkets, often...
  • Books that go missing
    Published: 30 July, 2010 • I AM worried that in this time of financial stringency, the Home Library Service has the practice of “depositing” books with readers in care homes,...
  • Fill gaps in classrooms
    Published: 30 July, 2010 • I’M not sure about the percentage of vacancies at Canonbury Primary School, which my older children attended and where my youngest child attended the...
  • Homeless hostel in search of shelter from the storm
    Published: 30 July, 2010 • OUR charity hostel for the homeless, Shelter From The Storm, has to find new premises as we have to leave our current home in Elmore Street, Canonbury, by August...
  • Floral displays just what we need when times are tough
    Published: 30 July, 2010 • WHEN it was first proposed we should have hanging baskets and floral displays in main shopping areas here in Islington, I was inclined to be a bit dismissive of the...
  • Paying for educational choice for class of 2010
    Published: 30 July, 2010 • SO Prime Minister David Cameron is terrified about prospects of his kids going to a state school (This school’s class is not in debate, David, Diary July 16)....
  • Tobacco cover-up!
    Published: 30 July, 2010 • WE all know that young people are influenced by what they see around them. It is ridiculous that cigarettes are openly on sale in newsagents and supermarkets,...
  • The politics of debt
    Published: 30 July, 2010 • A SPLURGE by the Labour government led national debt to balloon before the bank bailouts: from 30 per cent of GDP in 2002 to 37 per cent in 2007. In 2007/08,...
  • PARK USE BY SCHOOLS - Open to all
    Published: 30 July, 2010 • WESTMINSTER Council is not going to force schools to seek permission to use its parks and open spaces. Westminster’s parks are open to all and we are not...
  • PARK USE BY SCHOOLS - Unwelcome
    Published: 30 July, 2010 • YOUR story about revising park bye-laws unfortunately misses the point. This is not about restricting access to parks for children, but more about stopping...
  • Lisle Street best of both worlds
    Published: 30 July, 2010 • FOLLOWING the pedestrianisation of Lisle Street and the bottom part of Wardour Street, I would like to thank all those involved. The easiest thing for the authorities...
  • PARK USE BY SCHOOLS - Stop our parks becoming noisy school playgrounds
    Published: 30 July, 2010 • YOUR article regarding the use of parks by schools (‘Can we play in the garden please, sir?’ July 23) loses sight of the fact that the Violet Hill...
  • Our debt to volunteers
    Published: 30 July, 2010 • FOUNDED in 1913, the Manor Gardens Welfare Trust has a long and proud tradition of providing support to those most in need of help. With more than 200 people...
  • It’s time for real debate
    Published: 30 July, 2010 • THIS Tuesday I went to my first council meeting, feeling that in such a difficult time we need to come together, regardless of political persuasion. I was...
  • Change the tune, Terry
    Published: 30 July, 2010 • COUNCILLOR Terry Stacy was prominent in your pages when he was leader of Islington Council, often triumphantly claiming as a Liberal Democrat gift to the borough a...