What next...private security for rich?
WHO would have ever thought that the virtual breakdown in law and order would come during the reign of a Conservative government?
Most crimes remain unsolved. The majority of crimes are not even investigated, unless you can provide CCTV evidence. If the perpetrator is identified but chooses not to cooperate with the police, chances are the CPS will decide to not to proceed with the prosecution.
The main reason for this unprecedented situation is undoubtedly the reduction in police numbers bought about by government austerity measures, but this is little consolation to those citizens suffering under this criminal onslaught.
What next? Private security for the wealthy? Vigilantism for the rest? P Warden Corley
Big decisions over growing population
I WAS Interesting to read The Hunger Games report (CT 24/10) and what affect an increasing world population will have on the planet. We are often told that increasing populations are a good thing because it helps the economy. That might be the case but unfortunately our planet does not increase in size to match the human population. Many experts would say that our planet is already overpopulated so an increase of 30% will surely have a dramatic impact on dwindling resources. Where are all these people supposed to live? It’s unlikely we will be building cities under the sea or on the moon as some have suggested in the past. I realise that action is being taken to limit our impact on the planet by reducing plastic waste and air pollution.
Unfortunately any benefits from that will be lost if the world population continues to grow this fast.
Governments around the world are too preoccupied trying to sort out problems happening now to worry about the future.
Unfortunately at some point down the line there are going to have to be some big and no doubt unpopular decisions made. R Goodfellow Coventry
By far and away fairest vote system
BOB Arnott is absolutely right when he condemns the current electorial system. If my memory serves me right, one MP was elected with just 21% of the vote at the last election. This implied that 79% did not want him.
There are two alternative systems available. One, beloved of the Lib Dems, is the proportional representation system, which to me is immoral in that it takes away ones right to vote for your favourites; indeed at the MEP elections I could not vote for my preferred candidate because he was third on a list where I did not like the first two names.
By far and away the best method is the single transferable vote system. In this you can vote for your favourite knowing that your vote will not be wasted. If he comes last your vote is transferred to your second choice and so on, instead of the present system where you have to vote for the least objectionable of the two main parties in the hope that the least harm will be done. Your favourite candidate gets to know that he or she has a following and your vote is not wasted. MT Hancock Wyken