7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
18th of April 2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
BLOW WINTER WIND
I despair of the NIMBY attitudes exhibited by your anti wind farm correspondents (Scotsman Letters, 18 April).
Jack Ponton complains of noise in rural environments. But these are hardly silent as any visiting townie who has been rudely awakened by cockerels or church bells will attest. It is the nature of the noise which is novel - and country bumpkins will soon become as accustomed to it as are urbanites to the sound of road and rail.
Anent John Milne's complaints about despoiling the countryside, I am put in mind of the excellent television advertisement broadcast when IKEA first opened their store at Straiton. This showed the rural landscape being greatly improved by Progress in the shape of the iconic blue and yellow Swedish home furnishings emporium. In years to come, when every community has a local sustainable wind farm, we will laugh at the antediluvian views of those who sought to place a few marginally attractive picture postcard views over the economic well being of a nation.
Furthermore, it is precisely because Scottish Government civil servants care about Scotland as a whole that they are prepared to anger people like Greg Brown by ignoring the blind self interest of a few unimaginative locals who seem incapable of taking a long term view.
John Eoin Douglas
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Saturday, April 7, 2012
7th of April 2012 - Cross Purposes?
7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
7th of April 2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
CROSS PURPOSES?
I sincerely hope that Christians heed the words of Cardinal Keith O'Brien to "wear proudly a symbol of the cross of Christ" each day of their lives.
It will allow atheists like myself to readily identify such persons of faith and enable us to show them the respect that they are due.
John Eoin Douglas
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
7th of April 2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
CROSS PURPOSES?
I sincerely hope that Christians heed the words of Cardinal Keith O'Brien to "wear proudly a symbol of the cross of Christ" each day of their lives.
It will allow atheists like myself to readily identify such persons of faith and enable us to show them the respect that they are due.
John Eoin Douglas
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
4th of April 2012 - Nothing To Hide From Mrs May
7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
4th of April 2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
NOTHING TO HIDE FROM MRS MAY
I am astounded at the clamour from the liberal chattering classes over the Home Secretary's eminently sensible proposals to force Internet Service Providers to afford police and security services untrammelled access to customers' e-mail and web browsing records. Don't these unprincipled scoundrels and enemies of the state realise that access of this sort is invaluable in combating crimes and moral turpitude such as tax avoidance, immorality and conspiracy to frighten the horses?
Ever eager to assist, I have resolved to forestall any legislation by forwarding copies of all my e-mail direct to Mrs May at mayt@parliament.uk and would urge your readers who have nothing to hide to do the same. After all, if it saves one child...
John Eoin Douglas
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
4th of April 2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
NOTHING TO HIDE FROM MRS MAY
I am astounded at the clamour from the liberal chattering classes over the Home Secretary's eminently sensible proposals to force Internet Service Providers to afford police and security services untrammelled access to customers' e-mail and web browsing records. Don't these unprincipled scoundrels and enemies of the state realise that access of this sort is invaluable in combating crimes and moral turpitude such as tax avoidance, immorality and conspiracy to frighten the horses?
Ever eager to assist, I have resolved to forestall any legislation by forwarding copies of all my e-mail direct to Mrs May at mayt@parliament.uk and would urge your readers who have nothing to hide to do the same. After all, if it saves one child...
John Eoin Douglas
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