7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
9th of August 2011
Dear Sir/Madam,
RIOTS MUST NOT IMPEDE CRIMINAL ENQUIRIES
Acting Scotland Yard Commissioner Tim Godwin may currently feel that he has more urgent matters on his mind, but I trust that he will soon assure the public that important criminal enquiries like those into alleged telephone interception by newspapers will not suffer in any way as a result of other policing priorities. Not to do so will only give rise to conspiracy theories concerning links between certain individuals in the media and the criminal classes behind the riots.
John Eoin Douglas
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
8th of August 2011 - Outlook of Poverty
7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
8th of August 2011
Dear Sir/Madam,
OUTLOOK OF POVERTY
No doubt the liberal chattering classes will trip over themselves to blame poverty for the recent outbreak of looting and pillaging in London.
However, noting that some of the mob's main targets have been the purveyors of mass market footwear, hamburgers and oversweet donuts, one can only blame a poverty of imagination and unquestioning acceptance of an aspirational lifestyle largely promoted by advertising. Real revolutionaries would have headed straight for the banks and in so doing might well have found support from a surprising proportion of the British public.
John Eoin Douglas
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
8th of August 2011
Dear Sir/Madam,
OUTLOOK OF POVERTY
No doubt the liberal chattering classes will trip over themselves to blame poverty for the recent outbreak of looting and pillaging in London.
However, noting that some of the mob's main targets have been the purveyors of mass market footwear, hamburgers and oversweet donuts, one can only blame a poverty of imagination and unquestioning acceptance of an aspirational lifestyle largely promoted by advertising. Real revolutionaries would have headed straight for the banks and in so doing might well have found support from a surprising proportion of the British public.
John Eoin Douglas
Friday, July 22, 2011
22nd of July 2011 - To "ER" Is Human...
7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.
22nd of July 2011
Dear Sir/Madam,
TO "ER" IS HUMAN...
I was somewhat surprised to see the Royal Mail currently operating a fleet of vans in Scotland which are sign written in Welsh.
Following incidents in the 1950's that saw postboxes with the EIIR cypher being attacked by militant Scottish nationalists who objected to the term Queen Elizabeth the Second on the basis that Scotland had never had a Queen Elizabeth the First, the then GPO undertook to use only ER in Scotland. Yet these vans clearly display EIIR.
Perhaps times have changed and our nationalists no longer care about such things?
John Eoin Douglas
Saturday, June 11, 2011
11th of June 2011 - Sir Brian To The Rescue
7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
11th of June 2011
Dear Sir/Madam,
SIR BRIAN TO THE RESCUE
Whereas I have had no experience of the services to the Voluntary Sector for which Brian Souter has been awarded his Knighthood and would hardly call what he has done to our bus and rail networks to be services to Transport, we must not forget his services to Heterosexuality.
In funding the Referendum against the repeal of Section 28, he attempted to save our children from being persuaded of the superficial attraction of perverted sexual activities. It is only a shame that his efforts did not succeed and that unashamed practitioners of what was once called "the love that dare not speak its name" are now publicly accommodated by our Prime Minister at the highest level of his government.
As a family man and Christian, could Sir Brian now be persuaded to direct some of the public respect engendered by his new title into a campaign to shore up the bastion of marriage which is currently under threat from those who would extend it to same-sex couples?
John Eoin Douglas
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
11th of June 2011
Dear Sir/Madam,
SIR BRIAN TO THE RESCUE
Whereas I have had no experience of the services to the Voluntary Sector for which Brian Souter has been awarded his Knighthood and would hardly call what he has done to our bus and rail networks to be services to Transport, we must not forget his services to Heterosexuality.
In funding the Referendum against the repeal of Section 28, he attempted to save our children from being persuaded of the superficial attraction of perverted sexual activities. It is only a shame that his efforts did not succeed and that unashamed practitioners of what was once called "the love that dare not speak its name" are now publicly accommodated by our Prime Minister at the highest level of his government.
As a family man and Christian, could Sir Brian now be persuaded to direct some of the public respect engendered by his new title into a campaign to shore up the bastion of marriage which is currently under threat from those who would extend it to same-sex couples?
John Eoin Douglas
Monday, June 6, 2011
6th of June 2011 - Text Not Sex
7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
6th of June 2011
Dear Sir/Madam,
TEXT NOT SEX
I fear that some of the advice given in the recent Mothers Union report on the sexualisation of children may prompt parents into fighting a losing battle to prevent unsuitable Internet material being viewed by their offspring.
Instead of installing largely ineffective and easily circumventable Net Nanny progams on their children's computers, they would do better to allow them access solely to web browsers which can display only text. As any anti-pornography campaigner will tell you, it is the pictures which cause the most damage whilst confining young people to text online might also have the desirable effect of improving literacy.
Perhaps, in the interests of education, this restriction could even be put on a statutory basis.
John Eoin Douglas
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
6th of June 2011
Dear Sir/Madam,
TEXT NOT SEX
I fear that some of the advice given in the recent Mothers Union report on the sexualisation of children may prompt parents into fighting a losing battle to prevent unsuitable Internet material being viewed by their offspring.
Instead of installing largely ineffective and easily circumventable Net Nanny progams on their children's computers, they would do better to allow them access solely to web browsers which can display only text. As any anti-pornography campaigner will tell you, it is the pictures which cause the most damage whilst confining young people to text online might also have the desirable effect of improving literacy.
Perhaps, in the interests of education, this restriction could even be put on a statutory basis.
John Eoin Douglas
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
31st of May 2011 - On Track Again
7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
31st of May 2011
Dear Sir/Madam,
ON TRACK AGAIN
With the massive savings in wages now that most of the Tram bosses have handed in their notice, it should now be possible to complete the Edinburgh Tram scheme by employing the office cleaners in their stead. Their wages would be much cheaper and I'm sure that they could do a better job.
Perhaps the Scottish Government and local councils should also be considering similar ways of saving money when making cuts. It has always been my experience that the most lowly paid in any organisation are the most essential to its functioning and generally know where the bodies are buried.
John Eoin Douglas
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
31st of May 2011
Dear Sir/Madam,
ON TRACK AGAIN
With the massive savings in wages now that most of the Tram bosses have handed in their notice, it should now be possible to complete the Edinburgh Tram scheme by employing the office cleaners in their stead. Their wages would be much cheaper and I'm sure that they could do a better job.
Perhaps the Scottish Government and local councils should also be considering similar ways of saving money when making cuts. It has always been my experience that the most lowly paid in any organisation are the most essential to its functioning and generally know where the bodies are buried.
John Eoin Douglas
Monday, May 16, 2011
16th of May 2011 - Tram Solution
7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
16th of May 2011
Dear Sir/Madam,
TRAM SOLUTION
I am concerned that Edinburgh will become a laughing stock if the Trams are cancelled by the Council. Instead of opening the line from Turnhouse to Haymarket, why don't they consider running from Haymarket to St Andrew Square? After all, the lines are already there for nearly a third of the route and a cheaply constructed single line would then suffice to connect the system to the depot at Gogar.
This high profile route along Princes Street could be run as a major tourist attraction showing an attractive modern face to our many visitors (including transport enthusiasts) as well as maintaining the city's traditional reputation for investing in fur coat whilst neglecting to purchase undergarments.
John Eoin Douglas
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
16th of May 2011
Dear Sir/Madam,
TRAM SOLUTION
I am concerned that Edinburgh will become a laughing stock if the Trams are cancelled by the Council. Instead of opening the line from Turnhouse to Haymarket, why don't they consider running from Haymarket to St Andrew Square? After all, the lines are already there for nearly a third of the route and a cheaply constructed single line would then suffice to connect the system to the depot at Gogar.
This high profile route along Princes Street could be run as a major tourist attraction showing an attractive modern face to our many visitors (including transport enthusiasts) as well as maintaining the city's traditional reputation for investing in fur coat whilst neglecting to purchase undergarments.
John Eoin Douglas
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