26th of October 2014 - Setting An Example

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26th of October 2014

Dear Sir/Madam,

SETTING AN EXAMPLE

I am astounded that our usually sensible Transport leader Councillor Lesley Hinds thinks that removing cobbles and setts will improve Edinburgh for cyclists (Edinburgh Evening News 25th October).

Amsterdam, a city renowned as a pedalists' paradise, surely demonstrates that it is many more setts and at least a dozen more tram lines that are needed if Edinburgh is ever to become a true cyclists' Nirvanah!

I wonder if Ms Hinds would support a compulsory cycle registration scheme in order to pay for this and help to weed out dangerous cyclists?

John Eoin Douglas

14th of October 2014 - Measured Stance

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Edinburgh
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Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/

14th of October 2014

Dear Sir/Madam,

MEASURED STANCE

I could be persuaded to tolerate UKIP's nuttier policies like withdrawing from the EU and might even turn a blind eye to Nigel Farage's conspicuous consumption of real ale and cigarettes which gives regretable support to the evil alcohol and tobacco industries, if UKIP made it a pre-condition of any coalition that we dump metric measurement in favour of the traditional Imperial system and return £SD to our pockets and tills.

Adopting these policies would greatly increase UKIP's support amongst pensioners like myself.

John Eoin Douglas