I think it disgusting that patients & people visiting the sick are charged for parking. Even the prices they charge is a joke. ANNE FIELD Leaving aside the merit or otherwise of hospital parking charges, you report that both the Labour and Lib Dem health spokesmen say they oppose them. But both their parties had the chance to do something about it in government. As the Tories do not have a majority why don’t they club together and bring forward a bill, individual Tories would probably get it through the Commons. Or are they opposing for the sake of it? Rupert Fast £175M car park charges in hospitals. NHS has to get money from somewhere because this b*****d government won’t give it any. BONEHEAD Mediocrity is now being rewarded after Nick Clegg is to get a knighthood! Nick Clegg who managed to achieve absolutely nothing of merit, a politician who was awarded deputy pm for being the leader of a failing incontinent political party and was exposed as a liar. Any one of our doctors and nurses has more right to a knighthood than he will ever have. Blueleader Each yr swamp duck wishes the hosp staff well. A few of us know this very funny lady at city hosp. If all patients were like her it would make our job easy – she cracks us up. So I’d like to wish our fav texter a very happy new yr. A. Ambul. Man. i don’t think the Tories want to win the next election between Brexit and the NHS – they will leave Labour to sort their mess out. anna the torys since being in power, they have closed a lot of local community hospitals & so make patients travel miles for treatment & they say they want care in the community hypocrites. Anon The DWP promised a fairer ESA assessment and got rid of the cruel ATOS lot. And yet we are still hearing horror stories of dying cancer victims being ordered to find work. How many more suicides? OZZY,LONDON It is years since we had coppers on the beat in our neck of the woods. All they do now is razz through our estate at the speed of light in high-powered BMWs a couple of times a night and call it patrolling. No wonder crime is out of control. SHAKEYMAN People moaning not seeing police on streets, well most brought it on themselves, wanting faster response to crime, fights, passed out drunks etc, expect more cuts from Tory government our force has to lose 60 officers with more budget cuts. Stockton jeff When are prisons going to learn violent thugs should be behind a wall not in open prisons, like the scum thug Dean Cotter who has escaped Kirkham open prison while serving 13yrs for badly injuring a pensioner with a machete in a robbery. jeff Here’s what I think is a good idea: If you don’t want to end up in a notorious prison in some God forsaken country, don’t take drugs in your luggage. Simple. Ash, Brentford all these lords and MPs complaing about the food at the taxpayersfunded canteens – they should have gone out and given it to the homeless spoiled brats. anna why do we pay civil servants who then pay advisors (our money) to advise them – cut out the middle man and save a fortune. Gee Be S Wales Hope all u tory toffs in your nice warm homes have seen TV with all these homeless on our streets. mick refugee family given a £2.2m house when our own families with kids are forced to go to Foodbanks. This country’s system stinks. JL This country has gone PC effing mad. I am 67 years old, got the Beano comic every week as a kid and a Beano annual every Xmas. Dennis the Menace was great. Never turned me into a bully. See worse on kids TV. Get a reality check, it’s just a comic!! Steve the Stick 3% of people think Mariah Carey was the author of Auld Lang Syne? I can see a lot of Scots choking over their haggis. Godfree Sledgehammer Does any Star texter have a good thing to say about Megan Markle? She will make mistakes adjusting to royalty protocol but I am sure she will get there. Personally I find her both beautiful and utterly charming. Mansfield Tony So, Rylan Clark-Neal of morning TV say’s he just needs a break and he’ll be back soon. Take your time mate. You and your incoherent presenting won’t be missed. PHANTOM TEXTER I know why men grow beards – seen the price of razors? Bazza devon Constant poor timekeepers at a watch & clock factory have been given a ticking off. Biff The Bonus for Scotland not 1 Bank Holiday but 2. January 1st and 2nd. Roll on Hogmany. Crosshill Just watched the xmas show by Andre Rieu. What a guy! No wonder the audience were dancing in the aisles and crying with emotion. The Holy City and Hallelujah chorus made the hairs on your neck stand up. Unbelievable concert. Mal the claret when I watch kirsty wark on tv she reminds me of audrey hepburn in her prime! beautiful, demure, sexy & classy! I hope the bimbos on tv take note. ken, m/c Eastenders: Kathy Beale’s eye-watering grip on Willmott-Brown is exactly how us mugs feel paying outdated BBC license fee. Den, Perth corrie? How did the vicar fall 200 feet on to his back and be talking 2 days later? What a load of cr*p! Nearly as bad as eastenders, you had 2 fall there and they are both worse than the vicar! mossy I loved Dr Who on Christmas Day. so good to have a new Doctor who is from Yorkshire. GAYBOI patzi why would I want to waste money on a odd ball Adam Lambert who is a total embarrasment to true Queen fans. Freddie must be having a laugh at his band mates making idiots of themselves. Mike. Cleveland shame on u simon cowell for posing with a poor captive monkey. u should know better. gayle TROUBLE getting hold of your Daily Star? Let us know where and when by text, using the details at the top of the page.