To the point

I AM sure that Peter Frost of Outram (Letters, 13.5.20) echoes the sentiments of many of us. Some members of our present Government have worked hard to bring a new standard of decency to Parliament — let us encourage that.

Thelma Arthur

Mosgiel

I APPRECIATED the article with Cr Jules Radich this morning

(ODT, 14.5.20) because he has come out with a thought many of us have left unspoken for a long time — ‘‘no faith’’. This lack of consultation seems to be a case of ‘‘instead of the dog wagging the tail, the tail’s wagging the dog’’.

Bob Newbury

Brockville

COULD you imagine any other world leader apart from ours that would allow themselves to be on national televison, and possibly world television, making a speech and drinking water from a coloured paper disposable cup? If that doesn’t mean that she is a true, normal Kiwi then nothing would. This was seen almost daily at the 1pm update session.

J. Pearce

Andersons Bay

THERE’S a bustling business in our land that will never go bust. It’s the National Party’s Broken Record Company that churns out, ad nauseam, large numbers of the same cracked disc that hasn’t a show of reaching No 1 on the political hit parade.

Alex Aitken

Woodhaugh

IT’S ironic that Mayor Aaron Hawkins uses the term ‘‘lazy’’ to describe opponents of the pedestrianisation of George St considering he has, or is in the process of doing so, employed 1.5 labour units to do his job for him.

Peter McCall

Andersons Bay

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