20th of October 2016 - Mouthing Off

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20th of October 2016

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

MOUTHING OFF

 

I was surprised by Tory MP David Davies's sudden interest in the dental care of the few young refugees who are at last being allowed to enter the UK from the Calais "Jungle".

 

Whilst I'm sure that many of these youngsters would not be averse to a free dental checkup, he should be careful not to be seen to be promoting compulsory dentistry since Human Rights legislation could well class this as cruel and unusual punishment.

John Eoin Douglas

8th of October 2016 - Brexit Revisited

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8th of October 2016

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

BREXIT REVISITED

 

Now that everyone has experienced the minor economic and political upheaval caused by Brexit, perhaps it is time for a second referendum.

Remainers could win my vote this time were they only prepared to offer minor concessions like blue passports, the right to sell petrol by the gallon and a return to weather forecasts in comprehensible units.

 

As far as immigration is concerned, I doubt many Brexiteers would object to daily plane loads of cheap foreign labour as long as they could be paid in £SD!

John Eoin Douglas

21st of July 2016 - Because It's Worth It!

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21st of July 2016

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

BECAUSE IT'S WORTH IT!

 

I am simply not prepared to brook criticism of the cost of the Edinburgh Tram Enquiry now reputed to be hitting £3.7M. As any lawyer involved with the enquiry will confirm: it is worth every penny!

 

John Eoin Douglas

18th of July 2016 - Gatekeeper

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18th of July 2016

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

GATEKEEPER

 

I see that Edinburgh Council has recently erected some expensive looking stone gateposts at the entranceways to London Road Gardens.

 

I do hope that this is but the first stage of re-erecting the long lamented railings and closing the area off at night to dogwalkers, drunks in search of a toilet and undesirables seeking a romantic tryst.

John Eoin Douglas

6th of June 2016 - Spoilt Tactic

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6th of June 2016

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

SPOILT TACTIC

 

As the European Referendum fast approaches, I can garner little enthusiasm to vote either way.

 

The IN campaign offers little more than patronising scare tactics whilst the OUT campaign disappointingly fails to promise a return to pound, inch and gallon Imperial measures or pound, shilling and penny £SD currency.

 

I feel that my ballot paper may well end up being spoiled.

 

John Eoin Douglas

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15th of May 2016 - Timeous Trains

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15th of May 2016

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

TIMEOUS TRAINS

 

Boris Johnson claims a reason to Brexit is because European unification was promoted by a fascist dictator. However, a policy is not necessarily bad just because it has such support.

 

Mussolini is reputed to have made the Italian trains run on time. Not even Boris could criticise this aspiration for our modern UK railway system!

 

John Eoin Douglas

10th of April 2016 - Taxing Matter

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10th of April 2016

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

TAXING MATTER

 

As Jeremy Corbyn has yet to make public his tax returns, it seems somewhat hypocritical for him to demand further details of the Prime Minister's financial affairs when Mr Cameron has already published his!

 

John Eoin Douglas