Friday, January 22, 2010

22nd of January 2010 - Whipping Boys

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22nd of January 2010


Dear Sir/Madam,

WHIPPING BOYS

I have been disgusted at the vindictive and vengeful public outcry following the sentencing of the two young brothers from Edlington to a minimum of five years for grievous bodily harm against two children of similar age. In our modern liberal and caring society, capital punishment or "feeding them to the paedophiles" is surely not an option.

These young people are victims of the failures of others and need caring support rather than a good whipping.

As Mary Bell (who murdered Martin Brown and Brian Howe) and Robert Thompson and Jon Venables (murderers of Thomas Bulger) have shown, it is possible for "toxic" youngsters to turn out as responsible and valuable members of society, leading a normal and productive life as well as being able to raise their own children in happier circumstances.

We should condemn a little less and care a little more.

Sincerely,



John Eoin Douglas

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

19th of January 2010 - Chocolate Covering To Takeover

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Edinburgh
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19th of January 2010


Dear Sir/Madam,

CHOCOLATE COVERING TO TAKEOVER

The proposed takeover of Cadbury by Kraft Foods has much to recommend it to shareholders.

The Quaker traditions of Cadbury have heretofore seen an undue priority given to the welfare of workers instead of to shareholders' interests. Kraft Foods will hopefully bring the enterprise's management into the 21st Century and secure a hardnosed maximisation of profit.

Sincerely,



John Eoin Douglas

Friday, January 8, 2010

8th of January 2010 - Not So Hot Topic

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Edinburgh
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E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/


8th of January 2010


Dear Sir/Madam,

NOT SO HOT TOPIC

It has been most gratifying to see the resolute way in which the BBC and other media have used the Celsius temperature scale in covering the current inclement weather to the exclusion of degrees Fahrenheit.

As degrees Celsius are largely incomprehensible to many older people, their inability to understand them and thus heed urgent weather warnings can only lead to the rapid extinction of these dinosaurs and go to alieviating the pensions crisis.

Sincerely,



John Eoin Douglas