P327 Teletext 327 Fjb14 02:25:51 —————————————————————————————— WHO IS TO BLAME? Dear Teletext Who does Martin McGuinness think he is? His assertion that the Govjrnmjnt carries some blame for the atrocities at Canary Wharf beggars belief. Let's ignore his cynical claim of sympathy. If his search for settlement was genuine he'd applaud democratic ways of achieving an agreement and condemn unreservedly this outrage. David Poole, Torquay, Devon ——————————————————————————————————1/10— Get the latest news 300 Letters to: THE EDITOR, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Include full address and phone no. Papers News Poll News day HeadlinesP327 Teletext 327 Fjb14 02:29:12 —————————————————————————————— PAYMENT BY RESULTS Dear Teletext MPs are selected by us to work for us. They tell us to put up with recession, job losses, low wages and the present economic climate. They then ask for massive pay rises! Recession should also apply to them. They should earn their salaries. With the state the country is in at present they are not earning it! Miriam, Hartford, Kent ——————————————————————————————————2/10— Politics latest 325 Letters to: THE EDITOR, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Include full address and phone no. Papers News Poll News day HeadlinesP327 Teletext 327 Fjb14 02:29:11 —————————————————————————————— A TASTE OF REALITY Dear Teletext I am sorry to hear that many DST staff may bj about to lose their jobs. On the other hand, it may be a useful experience for some of them to find out first hand what it is like to be treated as a second class citizen. Lesley R Diane, Basingstoke, Hampshire ——————————————————————————————————3/10— Jobs, courses and careers 640 C4 Letters to: THE EDITOR, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Include full address and phone no. Papers News Poll News day HeadlinesP327 Teletext 327 Fjb14 02:36:27 —————————————————————————————— SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE? Dear Teletext Would G Dudley (4/2) be so eager to praise Tory efforts if he had to lie on a trolley for a long period of time waiting for a hospital bed? It is obvious that he has not been a victim of the Tory policy, and with a little luck and a lot of money he may get to see a psychiatrist for his delusions. F Hardy, Sheffield, S Yours ——————————————————————————————————4/10— 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 News day HeadlinesP327 Teletext 327 Fjb14 02:47:14 —————————————————————————————— TREATING OUR ELDERS WITH RESPECT? Dear Teletext British pensioners are paid poverty level pensions, means tested against thrift, and forced onto welfare. The VE Day celebrations in 1995 were honourable, but why do we not honour the living? I write on behalf of an age group 20 years my senior. The way Tories treat pensioners is a disgrace. What are we doing about it? Michael Thompson, Brixham, South Devon ——————————————————————————————————5/10— It's Your Life 480 C4 Letters to: THE EDITOR, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Include full address and phone no. Papers News Poll News day HeadlinesP327 Teletext 327 Fjb14 02:47:12 —————————————————————————————— LET HIM WHO IS WITHOUT SIN... Dear Teletext Mike Crisp (6/2) asks why do-gooders are referred to sneeringly. Perhaps it's because they call for the sacking of policemen who clip thugs' ears. Perhaps it is they who oppose capital punishment, but offer no alternative. And perhaps it's because their social conscience goes only one way - towards the wrong-doer! M Garfield, Birmingham ——————————————————————————————————6/10— Superscrooge tips 674 C4 Letters to: THE EDITOR, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Include full address and phone no. Papers News Poll News day HeadlinesP327 Teletext 327 Fjb14 02:27:13 —————————————————————————————— END OF TERM REPORT: 50% UNSATJSFAC-TORY Dear Teletext Behaviour during lessons - rowdy and childish. Attendance & punctuality - very poor, too much bunking off to the City. Speech - slovenly, rambling, lacking content, curiously pompous. Attitude - prone to telling lies, sulky when found out. Remedial Advice - double salaries of successful 50%. Expel the rest. D Quirk (ex-head teacher), Isle of Man ——————————————————————————————————7/10— 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 News day HeadlinesP327 Teletext 327 Fjb14 02:21:22 —————————————————————————————— PARLIAMENTARY HOT AIR? Dear Teletext If the three party leaders are as dedicated to preserving the environment as the joint letter to The Times would indicate, perhaps they would demonstrate this by calling an immediate halt to work on the Newbury bypass. Or is it more fine words - no action? Brian A Hedges, London SW18 ——————————————————————————————————8/10— Green news & views 460 C4 Letters to: THE EDITOR, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Include full address and phone no. Papers News Poll News day HeadlinesP327 Teletext 327 Fjb14 02:28:12 —————————————————————————————— A RED LETTER DAY Dear Teletext I wait in vain for your alleged impartiality to be shown bz notation on just one letter that it is not just the Tories who have indicated that higher wages should bj paid to MPs. Of course it suits Labour hypocrites to force the increase through now so that the Tories will bj blamed by an electorate disinterested in facts and truth. Barry Peinke, Wooing, Surrey ——————————————————————————————————9/10— What's in the papers 328 Letters to: THE EDITOR, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Include full address and phone no. Papers News Poll News day HeadlinesP327 Teletext 327 Fjb14 02:28:21 —————————————————————————————— IT COULD BE YOU, CAMELOT Dear Teletext Would the Government kindly tell the taxpayers of Britain why a privately owned consortium of companies, led by Camelot plc, are able to advertise their product on the BBC. Seemingly without charge we see their advert during prime-time viewing on Saturday evenings (7.50pm-8.05pm) on supposedly "commercial-free" BBC1. Clifford C Hodge, Leatherhead, Surrey ——————————————————————————————————10/10 Lottery news 123 Letters to: THE EDITOR, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Include full address and phone no. Papers News Poll News day Headlines