Thursday, December 29, 2011

29th of December 2011 - Banking On An Increase

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29th of December 2011

Dear Sir/Madam,

BANKING ON AN INCREASE

I was astounded to learn that Scottish local government minister Derek Mackay has frozen councillors' pay for another year.

I was impressed by the argument, when our banks were in crisis, that restricting the remuneration of senior bankers in failing banks would lead to a diaspora of banking talent as all the best bankers left for higher paid jobs with only poor quality staff still in post.

This argument surely applies to local government and it would be regrettable were Mr Mackay's freeze to lead to our councils degenerating into a morass of the unemployed and unemployable especially as strong and wise leadership will be required to steer councils through the difficult times ahead.

John Eoin Douglas

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

13th of December 2011 - Measured Response

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Edinburgh
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13th of December 2011

Dear Sir/Madam,

MEASURED RESPONSE

Now that we are in the season where dissemination of accurate information about weather conditions can mean the difference between life and death, I can only hope that journalists will take the time to convert Metric units into Imperial ones when dealing with Met Office and other Government provided forecasts.

Like most people of my age group, when it comes to snow, I know what 6 inches looks like but the equivalent in centimeters is something which I cannot easily visualise. Likewise, with temperature, elevation and wind speed.

Whilst EU compliant officialdom may seek to kill off us old dinosaurs to hasten its goal of compulsory Metrication by effectively withholding such essential information, I would urge the media to be more considerate.

John Eoin Douglas

Thursday, December 1, 2011

1st of December 2011 - Banged To Rights

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Edinburgh
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1st of December 2011

Dear Sir/Madam,

BANGED TO RIGHTS

There is only one thing to be done with the people who have complained to the BBC about Jeremy Clarkson's clearly humourous remarks about strikers: they should all be taken outside and executed in front of their families.

John Eoin Douglas