P327 Teletext 327 Oct27 17:02:42 —————————————————————————————— GET REAL, KEN Dear Teletext Two million-plus still unemployed; high street spending still depressed and the number of home repossessions forecast to increase again. Yet Kenneth Clarke is constantly emphasising that Britain is leading Europe out of the recession. Is he living in the real world? Brian A Hedges, London SW18 ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— 60 words max. Letters may bj amended. Letters to: THE EDITOR, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Include full address and phone no. Papers News Poll In Focus HeadlinesP327 Teletext 327 Oct27 17:00:21 —————————————————————————————— NOT THE NORTHERN LIGHTS... Dear Teletext $he 76% who voted in a recent Teletext poll to keep GMT should come up to the north of Scotland. See if they would enjoy the pitch dark mornings - twice as dangerous for children going to school. Mrs A Petrie, Aberdeen ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— 60 words max. Letters may be amended. Letters to: THE EDITOR, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Include full address and phone no. Papers News Poll In Focus HeadlinesP327 Teletext 327 Oct27 17:02:40 —————————————————————————————— STUDENTS COULD DO BETTER Dear Teletext The season of bewailing student poverty is with us again. By far the largest number of hard-up students are those whose parents have not made up the shortfall in grants caused by their high earnings. This is compounded by not teaching children how to survive on a tight budget. R Bond, Weybridge, Surrey ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— 60 words max. Letters may be amended. Letters to: THE EDITOR, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Include full address and phone no. Papers News Poll In Focus HeadlinesP327 Teletext 327 Oct27 17:01:32 —————————————————————————————— SHOWER AND SHOWER ALIKE Dear Teletext S Grant asked about shared showers in the Army. How about private showers with signs saying "Wimps Only" for soldiers afraid to shower with others? Or how about chucking wimps out of the armed forces? George Steele, Sheffield ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— 60 words max. Letters may bj amended. Letters to: THE EDITOR, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Include full address and phone no. Papers News Poll In Focus HeadlinesP327 Teletext 327 Oct27 17:01:11 —————————————————————————————— NEAREST IS NOT DEAREST Dear Teletext Knowing the cost of a single room in Oxford, I can accept that university students live in poverty. Universities should have catchment areas, like schools. Students would go to the nearest and live at home. Full grants could be given to those at Oxbridge and those with no parental home. John McKjown, Cowley, Oxford ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— 60 words max. Letters may bj amended. Letters to: THE EDITOR, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Include full address and phone no. Papers News Poll In Focus HeadlinesP327 Teletext 327 Oct27 17:01:33 —————————————————————————————— WHO POLICES THE BEAT? Dear Teletext An official inquiry tells the British public what they already know: only 5% of police are on the beat at any one time. One only has to walk around towns and housing areas to know this is the case It is not only the prison service that needs a review of its structure. K Armitage, Kesgrave, Suffolk ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— 60 words max. Letters may bj amended. Letters to: THE EDITOR, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Include full address and phone no. Papers News Poll In Focus Headlines