Latest Letters

  • Published: September 15, 2011 I ASSUME the sudden rush to tear up London’s streets, and replace outdated sewers, cables and bridges, etc (and all at once) is due to the Olympics. And this with...
  • Published: September 15, 2011 HOW Tom Martin aspired to an MSc in gender, media and culture is puzzling. He clearly doesn’t understand the term “sexism”. For clarity I would refer...
  • Published: September 15, 2011 I WISH to correct your coverage of our community event, held on September 3, the Lismore Circus Fun Day. It was not organised by Gospel Oak Neighbour­hood Action...
  • Published: September 15, 2011 CONCERNING RHD’s letter (September 8) on the subject of politicians’ food and drink, I can assure people it’s just not Members of Parliament who get...
  • Published: September 15, 2011 THERE are times when voters wonder at the utterances of councillors. For instance, the comment from Councillor Tulip Siddiq beggared belief when she referred to the...
  • Published: September 15, 2011 THE 1971 Misuse of Drugs Act has failed miserably, as prohibition always does (Forum, September 8). It is correct that cannabis does less harm to society and the...
  • Published: September 15, 2011 I READ John Gulliver on the EDL’s static demonstration (This is surely not England? September 8) with interest, but noted one glaring omission. The most...
  • Published: September 15, 2011 HOW can this possibly happen? A deprived teenager, found guilty of stealing a bottle of water in a riot, is sent to prison for six months, yet Conservative property...
  • Published: September 15, 2011 Those to whom evil is done, Do evil in return. WH Auden September 1, 1939 The God Of Things As They Are Turns now this way, now that, Bestowing the same smile On...
  • Published: September 8, 2011 IN contrast to the impression given in letters from Councillor Maya de Souza and Alexis Rowell (Letters, September 1), Camden’s councillors and staff are doing...
  • Published: September 8, 2011 THE battle lines over the future of the NHS are laid out this week. But it is difficult not to smell defeatism among the opponents of the NHS Reform Bill. To them, it...
  • Published: September 8, 2011 IT’S with sadness I see free schools take their first steps into our education system. I’ve no desire to criticise specific schools but I am concerned about...
  • Charlotte McClean argues that making cannabis illegal is not working. Teenagers, in particular, need to be taught that the drug trade funds organised crime Published: September 8: 2011 CANNABIS. The...
  • Published: September 8, 2011 'AS I PLEASE' AT the weekend we were persistently fed images on the unexpected disaster in New York. There was humanity, drama, pity and the heroism of 9/11....
  • Published: September 8, 2011 MICHAEL Williams (Fast track to a new prosperity, Forum, September 1) bases his argument in support of HS2 on his experience of commuting from Euston to Preston. He says...