Coventry Telegraph

Cov is so proud of The Specials

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THE Specials brand new album ‘Encore’ gets a big thumbs up from me and it is one of the best albums I’ve heard in a long time.

There are some cracking tracks on there and my personal favourite is Blam Blam Fever. It is truly an album for our times.

Take a bow Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Horace Panter and congratula­tions on your first ever UK number one album.

Coventry is proud of you and rightly so.

Paul Sheehan

Binley

We’ve had enough of politician­s

I HAVE only one problem with Kevin Cryan’s letter (Feb 13) re democracy and the distorted view we have of it.

The blame for the rise in populism lies fairly and squarely at the door of the politician­s that are supposed to ‘know best’.

For example they crow about successes on the battlefiel­d against Islamic fundamenta­list groups but that is not where these groups look to win.

The more refugees they create is part of their long-term strategy to see the Islamifica­tion of the continent, as observed by Vladimir Putin.

Then there is the growing feeling that these politician­s elected by the people are actually under the thumb of big business.

It seems these politician­s that ‘know best’ will allow the rape and destructio­n of the planet’s ecosystem if it drives the precious economy.

Now they spend vast amounts of our money exploring space for somewhere else for Man to destroy.

The people have had quite enough of ‘know best’ politician­s and the lack of proper leadership. Richard Allen Whoberley

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 ??  ?? FEBRUARY 15, 1972: A dozen competitio­rs braved the strong winds to take part in Leamington’s first Shrove Tuesday pancake race. The winner ran the 100 yard course in just over 18 seconds. She was presented with a £60 gas cooker but she has no gas supply at her home so will give the cooker to her father.
FEBRUARY 15, 1972: A dozen competitio­rs braved the strong winds to take part in Leamington’s first Shrove Tuesday pancake race. The winner ran the 100 yard course in just over 18 seconds. She was presented with a £60 gas cooker but she has no gas supply at her home so will give the cooker to her father.
 ??  ?? FEBRUARY 15, 1965: Exterior view of British Leyland Triumph works entrance and gatehouse at Canley, Coventry.
FEBRUARY 15, 1965: Exterior view of British Leyland Triumph works entrance and gatehouse at Canley, Coventry.
 ??  ?? FEBRUARY 15, 1966: The changing face of the countrysid­e near Gibbet Hill as new buildings for the University of Warwick rise from the fields.
FEBRUARY 15, 1966: The changing face of the countrysid­e near Gibbet Hill as new buildings for the University of Warwick rise from the fields.

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