not, at long last, just witnessed a very real benefit that should be shouted from every rooftop?
Thanks to Colin Drury’s article (‘We ask for power and what we get is literally, rubbish’, News, Saturday), it
is patently clear that great employment opportunities will soon be available in the north of the country. If
we crash out we shall be able to reopen landfill sites with the resultant jobs to handle burying the rubbish
from London and the home counties.
We shall also need more lorry drivers to drive the trucks carrying such refuse, and more inspectors making
sure that regulations are followed.
What is there not to applaud in this big step forward for the people of this green and pleasant land? Apart
from being buried in rubbish, that is.
Robert Boston Kent
Some foreign intervention is just what the UK needs right now
We are in such a pickle over Brexit that it’s time for some lateral thinking. It seems no one can currently
command sufficient support as a possible caretaker leader. Perhaps we are looking in the wrong places and
what we really need is not a leader but a mediator or arbitrator. Who could that be?
The problem is that everyone considered so far has an entrenched view and a clear stake in the outcome. So
why don’t we consider a complete outsider?
One obvious contender could be Barack Obama, but although he has no major stake in the outcome he has
expressed a preference so perhaps he would be ruled out. But a senior figure from another country might be
found who could drive the debate to a widely acceptable conclusion, which is what any good chairperson
does. And a woman would likely prove more successful at negotiating the predominantly male ideologies
and egos at play.
No doubt there would be howls of outrage at the idea of trusting a foreigner to resolve our dilemma, but if
we can trust a company in Dubai to manage our visa system, why should that be a problem?
David Buckton Cambridge
Stop criticising NHS food – hospitals are not restaurants
With the recent announcement of a government review into NHS hospital food (GBBO judge Prue Leith to
help overhaul hospital food, News, Saturday), I find myself questioning the importance of said investigation.
Upon looking at the comments of various news outlets reporting the story, members of the public are happy
with the decision, yet quick to announce their negative experiences.
Posting pictures of their lukewarm casserole or overbaked cake, many are willing to voice their concerns,
sometimes to a vicious degree. However, I think people are forgetting that the NHS is a free healthcare
service for all. Stretched for resources as it is, it is not going to be perfect when it is free.
I am 19 years old. When I was in hospital for an operation I had food which was cold, but I did not complain.
Hospitals are not restaurants providing food worthy of a review. Degrading this precious healthcare system
is unacceptable, the staff members work hard enough. If only the general public could refrain for adding
their two pennies’ worth on this issue.
Seth Dellow Somerset