Just the ticket for MSPs Don’t ditch diesel
IsaBel Hardman clearly had her problems (Mail) with an electric car and the scottish Government’s push to force us all to use them by 2032.
let’s make all MsPs – starting with the Cabinet – travel by public transport or electric vehicles on all official business.
It’s the only way to make them understand the reality of transport in this country for people who do not have government chauffeurs at their beck and call and who do not have their travel costs refunded by the taxpayer. MarGaret caMPbell, Johnstone, renfrewshire. My last car had a diesel engine, my present car has a diesel engine, my next car will have a diesel engine and the cars after that will also have a diesel engine.
When all HGV, PsV, trains, taxis, emergency service vehicles, government and local council vehicles are eco-friendly, I might just consider moving away from diesel or petrol.
as for the scottish Government’s idea of introducing emissions-free cities around the country – well, people still need to get to work and get home. and what about deliveries to businesses and public transport?
If I am not allowed to take my car into a city or along certain routes, I would then expect a substantial refund on my road tax to compensate me for this.
b. Paxton, burntisland, fife. THeRe’s talk of a bridge to Ireland from scotland, even though the a75 and a77 roads that would lead you there are a disgrace. and there’s a promise to scrap petrol and diesel in scotland by 2032. It’s all just hot air.
d. GilleSPie, ayr.
I’ve been unable to work due to sleepless nights, being on call and needing enough energy to attend to him .
leanne Walker, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.
Bojo’s no asset
BORIs Johnson is ‘not an asset in scotland’, says scottish secretary David Mundell – never a truer word spoken!
S. Lowe, edinburgh.
Border threat
Some people seem to think we should consider the terrorists and what they might do in Northern Ireland over a hard Brexit and a hard border.
This would be to win the war against the men of violence, only to lose the peace in the face of their threats.
J. Coulter, glasgow.
Safety first
Further to the story about the asda home delivery worker who refused to carry shopping upstairs for a pregnant customer, if it was a block of flats with no lift, it would have been a contravention of health and safety Executive (HSE) advice for him to do as requested.
HSE guidelines dictate carrying heavy or large items up or down stairs should be avoided.
If anyone thinks £5 is adequate for trudging up and down with a £200 delivery, you’re living in the Dark ages – slavery has been abolished. Barry Davies, Chorley,
lancashire.
Cycle of terror
I read with interest about the ‘real nightmare of coming off antidepressants’ (Good health).
I have been on fluoxetine (Prozac) for ten years and am trying, for the third time, to slowly reduce the dosage.
Each time, I suffer nightly panic attacks where I wake up gripped by fear.
I cannot lay down or sit, so have to pace up and down until daylight, when the attack subsides. when I tell my GP, he just prescribes antidepressants again.
I have mixed feelings about your article: anger, at the way I have been treated by medics, prescribing drugs with no warning of the risks; and relief there is a rational explanation for my feelings of terror.
I thought I had a mental illness when, in fact, it was iatrogenic. The only problem now is how to withdraw from the drugs safely. MRS J.W., Dereham, norfolk.