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Letter of the week: Reform needs to be tyrannical
Dear Editor
If Reform form the next government, there is only one way they can effect real change. That is to go full tyranny, like Oliver Cromwell. It is impossible to compromise and work with other parties – and that includes the Conservatives and Rupert Lowe’s Restore (now supported by Elon Musk). The two-party system which began in the 17th century basically ended with the introduction of the welfare state. The professional middle classes became a cosy clique and they will do anything to retain their privileges. They need to be swept away as they are only doing the country harm with their stupid communist ideas. If they aren’t removed Britain will become a third-world place.
Kathleen Carr
Sheffield
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The destructive duel of Farage and Lowe
Dear Editor
Nigel Farage ousted Rupert Lowe, who now returns like a boomerang, threatening to derail Reform’s path to Downing Street. Much of the commentary has fixated on whether their feud will cost the party in Makerfield, but the longer-term damage deserves far more attention. As Kathy Gyngell argued last week, the right must unite, or this cycle of self-destruction will repeat indefinitely. The question voters should be asking is simple: do we want a government that works for the country, or two men perpetually trying to destroy each other?
Bill Kenwright
London
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Scots drag their feet on Bill to sack MSPs
Dear Editor
If you lie on your CV to get a job you will be sacked when the lies are revealed. So what will happen to newly elected Green MSP Q Manivannan, a self-styled ‘queer Tamil immigrant’ who lied about his background. The Scottish Greens oppose private schools but Q Manivannan attended one in Chennei, India, before moving on to Jindal Global University, a fee-paying establishment. Surely Q Manivannan must be expelled by the Greens and surely there must be some way of removing him from his £77,710 a year position in the Scottish Parliament?
The Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill was introduced on December 17 2024 but has fallen at Stage 3 of the legislative process, which means it has not yet become an Act. The Westminster Recall of MPs Act was passed on March 26 2015, yet 11 years later the Scottish Parliament are still dragging their feet. How convenient for MSPs not to be held accountable but of course turkeys don’t vote for Christmas.
Clark Cross
Linlithgow
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Trump the Impressive
Dear Editor
Good on President Trump for sharing (perhaps under duress) the results of his recent medical. He never ceases to amaze. Just where does he get this endless resource of energy? Perhaps it is down to the ‘lifetime abstinence from tobacco and alcohol’ written on his records. He is impressive.
Paula Kent
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Why no action on shady high street businesses?
Dear Editor
Criminal gangs are taking over Britain’s high streets. Town centres are being dominated by businesses that many people instinctively know do not quite add up.
We have all seen rows of suspicious vape shops, American candy stores, cash-only Turkish barbers and takeaways etc that somehow stay open despite having little visible trade.
The uncomfortable reality is this is no longer just suspicion or gossip. Trading Standards officers across Britain are openly warning about organised crime infiltrating local retail economies. Reports suggest that in some areas as many as half of mini-marts and vape retailers, Turkish barbers etc may have links to organised crime like money laundering, illegal drugs, illegal immigrants etc.
Why haven’t the Labour Government cracked down on this very obvious law-breaking in front of our eyes every day?
Brian Silvester
Crewe
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Ignored laws
Dear Editor
Around 40 years ago I wrote a letter to my local newspaper following the launch of the West Yorkshire Casualty Reduction Partnership, with their now all-too-familiar speed camera vans.
My reason for writing was to suggest that if the Partnership were serious about reducing motoring related accidents, they should also invest some effort into looking at the high instances of seat belt non-compliance by motorists and passengers in an area of Halifax occupied mainly by people of Pakistani heritage. I suggested that a quick half-hour spent observing at a busy crossroads would provide all the evidence needed of the extent of the issue.
A reply quickly appeared in the newspaper from an aggrieved resident of that area, listing a number of cultural reasons why seat belt monitoring should not be a priority. The final argument, and the one which he regarded as unanswerable, has stayed with me all this time, and I remember the phrase verbatim:
Man-made laws can be ignored willy-nilly.
I think that explains a lot.
Andrew Stopford
West Yorkshire
