30th of April 2013 - Rubbish Suggestion

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30th of April 2013

Dear Sir/Madam,

RUBBISH SUGGESTION

I am sorry to learn that Edinburgh's Old Town has now to suffer from the monstrous sight of black communal wheelie bins.

Why can our council not return to a traditional solution? A nightly shout of "gardyloo" would surely appeal to our tourist industry, whilst the clearing up in the morning of the resultant fenestral effusion of refuse would be a sensible source of gainful employment for our increasing army of indigent persons who, in these days of austerity and reduced social security, seem to be reduced to similarly littering the streets with their begging bowls.

John Eoin Douglas

30th of April 2013 - Doing Bird

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Edinburgh
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30th of April 2013

Dear Sir/Madam,

DOING BIRD

I am appalled at the sexist basis of Justice Secretary Chris Grayling's cynical populism in decreeing that only male prisoners in England and Wales must work harder for privileges. In these days of equality legislation, why does his move not also apply to female prisoners?

John Eoin Douglas

4th of April 2013 - Consider All The Victims

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Edinburgh
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4th of April 2013

Dear Sir/Madam,

CONSIDER ALL THE VICTIMS

It really sorrows me to see the bile being cast upon Mairead Philpott after her conviction along with husband Mick and and friend Paul Mosley over the death of her six children.

Whilst the two men seem somewhat vile individuals who could well benefit from a few years in gaol, it is clear from the manslaughter charges brought that they never intended to injure anybody but merely suffered from extreme stupidity.

Rather than being locked up at vast public expense, surely hearing the screams of her dying children should be enough punishment for Mrs Philpott who seems to have been just as much a victim of her husband's controlling ways as the unfortunate children themselves.

John Eoin Douglas