Short & sweet
On Trump
When Trump said “we love you” when attempting to de-energise his mob that had already desecrated the Capitol for two hours, I wondered if he meant to take the nails in his own palms for them doing his bidding with their “patriotic work”.
Rob Buchanan, Kerikeri.
It doesn’t matter what side of the political spectrum you support in American politics but Twitter taking away one of the
President’s avenues to his first amendment rights has got to be cause for concern. The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is a part of the United States Bill of Rights that protects freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, freedom of the press, and right to petition.
Paul Evans, Te Rapa.
Americans need adult supervision.
John Mihaljevic, Henderson.
On beaches
How clever was the vision of Auckland Council in developing dedicated cycle lanes all the way to our wonderful eastern beaches, and then to declare them unswimmable every summer?
Nick Nicholas, Greenlane.
On house prices
Two simple solutions that would help ease the steadily rising house market would be to not allow houses to be sold more than 5 per cent above their QV and to ban auctions (which promote greed). A simple solution that I am surprised the government has not thought about.
Beryl McGunnigle, Whangā ei.
On Spark Sport
Advocating for cricket on Sky Sport as opposed to another service ignores the fact that sports have been funded for eons by the highest bidder.
Neil Anderson, Algies Bay.