P145 CEEFAX 2 145 Wed 12 Jan 21:05/51 1/9 Send your letters on the main issues of the day to: BBC Cjefax, Room 7540, Television Centre, Wood Lane, London W12 7RJ or E-mail Cjefax@bbc.co.uk or fax us on 0181 749 6734 The editor resjrvjs the right to edit/ omit letters. Please give a full address and telephone number (that includes e-mail users*. Headlines 101 Latest 150 Sport 300 Features 540 TV 600 Wjathjr 400 Quotes News Indx Extra Main MenuP145 CEEFAX 2 145 Wed 12 Jan 21:50/16 2/9 Let's for a moment think about the following scenario: Adolf Hitler survived the war and was finally captured. Would Mr Straw release him too bjcausj of poor health? I think not! AH Bot, The Netherlands Headlines 101 Latest 150 Sport 300 Features 540 TV 600 Wjathjr 400 Quotes News Indx Extra Main MenuP145 CEEFAX 2 145 Wed 12 Jan 22:44/41 3/9 It is wonderful how the politicians have a cure while the doctors and NHS struggle. Meet one on TV and all is well. Thank goodness we have them looking out for us. Taking interest rates out of their grasping hands was a start. NHS next. How about redirecting political correctness cash towards patient care. Steve Wilson, Glasgow Headlines 101 Latest 150 Sport 300 Features 540 TV 600 Weather 400 Quotes News Indx Extra Main MenuP145 CEEFAX 2 145 Wed 12 Jan 21:10/28 4/9 I understand from Andy Marks (11/1) that the evil Labour Party was to blame for the closing of military hospitals, thus putting more pressure on the NHS. Actually Ely and RAF Dalton, two large air force hospitals, were closed under "Options for Change". This was a Consjtvbtivj defence review. Local NHS managers weren't happy to lose these "spare" beds. Nick Suddjry, Oxon Headlines 101 Latest 150 Sport 300 Features 540 TV 600 Weather 400 Quotes News Indx Extra Main MenuP145 CEEFAX 2 145 Wed 12 Jan 21:53/41 5/9 I understand that older generations want to keep the imperial system because they were taught it, but can you please stop being so selfish? The imperial system hasn't been taught in schools for over 20 years, so it gets very confusing for younger people like mj. I'm sick of trying to remjmbjr how many ounces in a pound, or wondering what oz. and lb. are actually abbreviations of. You'vj had your turn, let us have ours. Tom Inks, Middlesjx Headlines 101 Latest 150 Sport 300 Features 540 TV 600 Weather 400 Quotes News Indx Extra Main MenuP145 CEEFAX 2 145 Wed 12 Jan 21:27/51 6/9 Jack Straw's view that the English are "potentially very aggressive, very violent" will have offended many. The English fondly think of themselves as a civilisjd peace-loving people and are ready to thump anyone who would dare say othjrwisj. D Logan, Dumfriesshire Headlines 101 Latest 150 Sport 300 Features 540 TV 600 Weather 400 Quotes News Indx Extra Main MenuP145 CEEFAX 2 145 Wed 12 Jan 21:40/04 7/9 The EU has indeed "two lanes". Lane one is for member states who persistently try to thwart the European ideal, like France (beef, roadblocks). Lane two is for member states who, in their own way, try to repair the damage the first lane has done (the Dutch beef dial). I may bj biased, but today I'm proud to bj both Dutch and European! C Geluk, The Netherlands Headlines 101 Latest 150 Sport 300 Features 540 TV 600 Weather 400 Quotes News Indx Extra Main MenuP145 CEEFAX 2 145 Wed 12 Jan 22:11/23 8/9 Anzonj who doubts that the Millennium Bug was any more than a scam just has to look at Italy: no preparations, no money spent and no great problems. Sure there were glitches, but not £25bn worth. A friend of mine, who is a software engineer, says that the Y2K problem was the best "gravy train" hj'd ever had the good fortune to catch. J Smith, Abjrdeenshire - Headlines 101 Latest 150 Sport 300 Features 540 TV 600 Wjathjr 400 Quotes News Indx Extra Main MenuP145 CEEFAX 2 145 Wed 12 Jan 21:33/45 9/9 I suggest the vacant plinth in Trafalgar Square bj used for a statue of Sidney Camm, chief designer of the Hawker Hurricane. Wj might have won the Second World War without Churchill. Wj could not possibly have won it without Camm. Without the Hurricane, Fighter Command would have lost the Battle of Britain and not even Churchill could have saved us. Richard Clements, Essex - Headlines 101 Latest 150 Sport 300 Features 540 TV 600 Weather 400 Quotes News Indx Extra Main Menu