7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
8th of November 2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
TALE OF TWO CITIES
From a Dutch tourist, I recently learned that Amsterdam is having similar problems to Edinburgh's trams with the extension to their Metro sytem suffering from delays due to unforseen construction problems and resultant cost over-runs.
Would it not be useful for the two Capital cities to "twin" in some way thus allowing senior local government officers and elected representatives to make exchange visits to compare notes on how these problems can best be solved?
John Eoin Douglas
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Monday, October 8, 2012
8th of October 2012 - Abortion Logic
7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
8th of October 2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
ABORTION LOGIC
It is glaringly inconsistent for some government ministers to seek to reduce the abortion rate by dropping the 24 week limit whilst supporting penalisation of the children of unemployed parents through targetted cuts in the benefits system.
If the survival and welfare of children is crucial, economic support should be available as a practical alternative to abortion. If saving public money is paramount, then surely Tories should be seeking to raise the abortion limit to 5 years or older?
John Eoin Douglas
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
8th of October 2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
ABORTION LOGIC
It is glaringly inconsistent for some government ministers to seek to reduce the abortion rate by dropping the 24 week limit whilst supporting penalisation of the children of unemployed parents through targetted cuts in the benefits system.
If the survival and welfare of children is crucial, economic support should be available as a practical alternative to abortion. If saving public money is paramount, then surely Tories should be seeking to raise the abortion limit to 5 years or older?
John Eoin Douglas
Thursday, October 4, 2012
4th of October 2012 - Grave Police Error
7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
4th of October 2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
GRAVE POLICE ERROR
I am perturbed to learn that the Metropolitan Police are looking into allegations of rape and other sexual misconduct leveled at the late Sir James Savile OBE.
As there can now be no question of any criminal charges being laid against him (unless the Met knows something about his presumed demise that has not been vouchsafed to the public), I resent valuable police time and resources being squandered when there are burglars, drug users and phone tapping journalists still to be brought to book.
John Eoin Douglas
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
4th of October 2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
GRAVE POLICE ERROR
I am perturbed to learn that the Metropolitan Police are looking into allegations of rape and other sexual misconduct leveled at the late Sir James Savile OBE.
As there can now be no question of any criminal charges being laid against him (unless the Met knows something about his presumed demise that has not been vouchsafed to the public), I resent valuable police time and resources being squandered when there are burglars, drug users and phone tapping journalists still to be brought to book.
John Eoin Douglas
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
4th of September 2012 - Dear Green Places
7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
4th of September 2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
DEAR GREEN PLACES
I hope that Edinburgh Council will ignore Leith Athletic FC's complaints that their pitches are a "write-off" following damage done by the Edinburgh Mela and other important cultural events on Leith Links (Evening News 3rd Sep 2012). After all, their claimed membership of under 1,000 is tiny compared to the masses of people who have enjoyed these events.
In any case, why can they only play on finely manicured lawns? Any real soccer enthusiast will tell you that all that is required is a ball, a muddy field and school caps for posts!
John Eoin Douglas
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
4th of September 2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
DEAR GREEN PLACES
I hope that Edinburgh Council will ignore Leith Athletic FC's complaints that their pitches are a "write-off" following damage done by the Edinburgh Mela and other important cultural events on Leith Links (Evening News 3rd Sep 2012). After all, their claimed membership of under 1,000 is tiny compared to the masses of people who have enjoyed these events.
In any case, why can they only play on finely manicured lawns? Any real soccer enthusiast will tell you that all that is required is a ball, a muddy field and school caps for posts!
John Eoin Douglas
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
22nd of August 2012 - Garden View
7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
22nd of August 2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
GARDEN VIEW
The majority of Aberdonians who voted in favour of the Aberdeen City Gardens Project in a public referendum must feel sympathy with supporters of capital punishment.
The councillors of Aberdeen have ignored their electors in just the same way that Westminster ignores the majority of UK citizens who would see the return of judicial hanging.
The fact that the council has saved such a beautiful city from despoilment in the interest of progress is irrelevant to the expressed will of its people who really do not deserve the benefit of their wisdom..
John Eoin Douglas
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
22nd of August 2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
GARDEN VIEW
The majority of Aberdonians who voted in favour of the Aberdeen City Gardens Project in a public referendum must feel sympathy with supporters of capital punishment.
The councillors of Aberdeen have ignored their electors in just the same way that Westminster ignores the majority of UK citizens who would see the return of judicial hanging.
The fact that the council has saved such a beautiful city from despoilment in the interest of progress is irrelevant to the expressed will of its people who really do not deserve the benefit of their wisdom..
John Eoin Douglas
Monday, August 13, 2012
13th of August 2012 - Fast Lane
7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
13th of August 2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
FAST LANE
Now that the Olympics are over, it is time to consider their legacy for our capital city.
As a guest of the Olympic Family, I was impressed by the speed and efficiency of the Olympic Route Network's segregated lanes and would ask Boris Johnson to consider their permanent retention for use by official vehicles and those who are willing to pay a premium.
Their aspirational affect on those in the slow lanes could well drive new generations to hard work and consequent economic success.
John Eoin Douglas
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
13th of August 2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
FAST LANE
Now that the Olympics are over, it is time to consider their legacy for our capital city.
As a guest of the Olympic Family, I was impressed by the speed and efficiency of the Olympic Route Network's segregated lanes and would ask Boris Johnson to consider their permanent retention for use by official vehicles and those who are willing to pay a premium.
Their aspirational affect on those in the slow lanes could well drive new generations to hard work and consequent economic success.
John Eoin Douglas
Friday, August 3, 2012
3rd of August 2012 - Cold Cellar Turkey
7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
3rd of August 2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
COLD CELLAR TURKEY
I write in support of Scottish Borders Tory MSP John Lamont in his opposition to the NHS's distribution of Naloxone kits designed to ameliorate the effects of heroin.
The NHS spends far too much money on nampy pamby liberal "solutions" to the willful recreational use of narcotic drugs.
The most effective solution is cheap, as I know from personal experience.
My wife was an addict before I met her but has now been "clean" for over thirty years. Being locked by her parents in a dank cellar with rats and the like for six months is not an experience that she would care to repeat. Which is why she will never touch drugs again as she is well aware that, were she so to do, she could expect the same "tough love" from me although, unfortunately, our abode does not have a cellar.
John Eoin Douglas
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
3rd of August 2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
COLD CELLAR TURKEY
I write in support of Scottish Borders Tory MSP John Lamont in his opposition to the NHS's distribution of Naloxone kits designed to ameliorate the effects of heroin.
The NHS spends far too much money on nampy pamby liberal "solutions" to the willful recreational use of narcotic drugs.
The most effective solution is cheap, as I know from personal experience.
My wife was an addict before I met her but has now been "clean" for over thirty years. Being locked by her parents in a dank cellar with rats and the like for six months is not an experience that she would care to repeat. Which is why she will never touch drugs again as she is well aware that, were she so to do, she could expect the same "tough love" from me although, unfortunately, our abode does not have a cellar.
John Eoin Douglas
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