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
Saturday, June 11, 2011
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
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
16th of March 2011 - Equal Time
7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
16th of March 2011
Dear Sir/Madam,
EQUAL TIME
As a long time supporter of women's liberation, I have always considered that female criminals deserve equal treatment in the criminal courts to their male colleagues.
Recent reports that more women are being gaoled under the Scottish criminal justice system may indicate that this aspiration is being achieved.
John Eoin Douglas
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
16th of March 2011
Dear Sir/Madam,
EQUAL TIME
As a long time supporter of women's liberation, I have always considered that female criminals deserve equal treatment in the criminal courts to their male colleagues.
Recent reports that more women are being gaoled under the Scottish criminal justice system may indicate that this aspiration is being achieved.
John Eoin Douglas
Monday, February 21, 2011
21st of February 2011 - Out Of Step
7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
21st of February 2011
Dear Sir/Madam,
OUT OF STEP
I was surprised to see that the builders are in at the Waverley Steps installing a very expensive escalator.
As it is only uninformed tourists (generally overweight North Americans who could do with the exercise) and and sportive types like joggers who actually climb the steps - all sensible locals knowing to exit the station via Waverley Bridge - surely this not inconsiderable portion of Scotland's transport budget could have better gone towards the Tram scheme which, we are told, will benefit us all?
John Eoin Douglas
Sunday, February 13, 2011
13th of February 2011 - Criminals In Control
7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
13th of February 2011
Dear Sir/Madam,
CRIMINALS IN CONTROL
How can the 234 MPs who voted to continue to deny prisoners the vote in breach of a European Court ruling have the effrontery to condemn convicts in our gaols when their vote shows that they too are prepared to flout the laws of the land?
When demonstrators next riot outside Westminster, these legislators will have to keep silent least they rightly be accused of hypocricy. I can only fear for our increasingly lawless society when our very law makers consider that they are above the law.
John Eoin Douglas
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
13th of February 2011
Dear Sir/Madam,
CRIMINALS IN CONTROL
How can the 234 MPs who voted to continue to deny prisoners the vote in breach of a European Court ruling have the effrontery to condemn convicts in our gaols when their vote shows that they too are prepared to flout the laws of the land?
When demonstrators next riot outside Westminster, these legislators will have to keep silent least they rightly be accused of hypocricy. I can only fear for our increasingly lawless society when our very law makers consider that they are above the law.
John Eoin Douglas
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