Latest Letters

  • My backlash is against Christmas road closures
    • I SHOULD like to correct a quotation in your story (Backlash at naked road, December 3). When I said that businesses in Chalk Farm Road are being badly affected in the run-up to Christmas, I was...
  • Leave the poor persecuted smokers alone
    • I AM writing in response to Lester May’s letter (Thick with smoke, December 10) Are smokers less intelligent than non-smokers he asks. The answer to that is no. He seems to object to tiny little...
  • There is no plan to demolish anybody’s home
    • FEELINGS were running high last Wednesday with regards to the Maiden Lane estate. This is not surprising, it is only natural for people to worry when they think they are going to lose their home....
  • Pointless sacrifice of animals at the ‘cathedral of science’
    • SO London’s lab-land is to get another vivisection laboratory. The “cathedral of science” we are told (December 10) will cost £520million. If it’s a private finance initiative trick, I’ll guess it...
  • Cue for irritation over ‘Billiard Table’
    • COUNCILLOR Paul Braithwaite is still in the frame over the area known locally as the “Billiard Table”. He protests too much (There is no plan to level the ‘Billiard Table’, Letters December 10)....
  • Annexe proposal ignores needs of our community
    • CAMDEN Council’s plan to relocate the Argyle offices to a place opposite the entrance to St Pancras International on the new King’s Cross Central site shows no understanding of the needs of the...
  • Chocolate speculation
    • AS NHS trusts are totally open to scrutiny as you would expect of a leading local health provider, it’s with regret that we read your report (Anger over ‘choccies for votes’, December 10), which...
  • You want our votes? Then cut out the secrecy
    Editor's Comment WHAT value do politicians place on the people who elect them? A great deal, if you go by the Lib-Dem and Conservative newspapers that are now dropping through letterboxes in...
  • Need for a change
    • THE Liberal Democrats can control as many town halls as they like, but for as long as they lack a credible leader they will always be regarded as lightweights in the opinion polls. But the Labour...
  • Climate debate fear
    The climate has always been changing. Pray tell how man-made CO2 emissions ended the Ice Age or wiped out the dinosaurs. Politicians want to spend billions of our hard-earned money on initiatives...
  • Comments on housing
    THANKS to all of your readers who have sent in their comments on our plans to improve housing in Westminster. We are, however, fast approaching the end of the six-week consultation (December 14) and...
  • Mayor is on the look-out for schools to take over
    THE Mayor of London is on the look-out for community schools in London that he can take over as academies – these would transfer control from parents, teachers and local people to a trust set-up by...
  • Plaques for the memory
    WE are creating a new website about Seven Dials and if any of your readers have old family pictures or information about interesting people who either lived or worked there, we would be very pleased...
  • Nitty gritty of downsizing
    AS a long-term resident of Westminster, in Church Street ward, it took me nearly five years to downsize from three- to two-bedroom accommodation and move to Kensington and Chelsea. I thought that...
  • More cuts on the cards
    WESTMINSTER City Council is planning to make a further £14million cuts to services and jobs and will be introducing new and increased charges next year, according to latest cabinet report. This...