If eco-protesters sue the police, let’s sue them!

I AM amazed that the High Court has ruled that banning the Extinction Rebellion demonstration was unlawful (Mail).

The implications and costs to the police are enormous at a time when they need the money to tackle knife crime and burglaries.

If the protesters sue the Met, what is to stop people and businesses who lost a lot of money during the weeks of demos in turn suing the activists?

The inconvenience caused to commuters who were trying to get to work was incalculable.

I am certainly not saying that you can’t demonstrate, just that it should be done in such a way that it doesn’t impact on other people’s lives and businesses.

I don’t see how Extinction Rebellion’s disruptive tactics did much good to its cause. Their antics lost a great deal of support from the public.

Don’t they realise they are preaching to the converted? Most of us are doing our best to tackle climate change by making changes in our day-to-day lives.

They should be demonstrating in other countries that don’t have policies to tackle global warming, but perhaps they fear they wouldn’t be treated as fairly as they are in Britain.

HAZEL PIMM, Clevedon, Somerset.

Worthless scrap

RECYCLING is promoted for the benefits it brings to the planet, but it is becoming increasingly difficult to do so if you have a business.

My company asked a scrap merchant to pick up a large quantity of heavy duty racking, but was told that as the going rate is only 17p per kilo, it was not worth the cost of collection.

As for plastic, the company that was paying us £340 per tonne for acrylic waste last year has gone out of business because there is no demand for scrap. PETER JOHNSON,

Fleckney, Leics.

We must never forget

AS A former soldier, I wear my poppy with pride and will stand silent for two minutes at 11am today. On Remembrance Sunday, I watched with pride and gratitude the veterans, who gave so much and endured unimaginable hardship defending this country, as they marched past the Cenotaph.

What a contrast to the cosseted youth of today with their flapping jazz hands, safe spaces, offence counselling, gender neutrality, risk assessments and lack of stoicism.

ANGUS LONG, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Union Scrooges

HERE we go again: the rail and postal unions want to inconvenience the public by calling strikes in the run-up to Christmas.

I don’t believe it’s really about money or safety, but about politicising their grievances and whipping up the public against the Government.

People won’t be able to travel to see their families at Christmas, cards won’t be delivered and children won’t get their presents.

It says it all when in one TV interview, a spokesman for the postal union said they couldn’t delay their action until January because the strike needed to have as much impact as possible. MIKE CATTERALL, Accrington, Lancs.

Hard lesson learned

YOUNG Jarvis Kaye, who was caught cheating in the Fortnite computer game (Mail), has been taught a valuable lesson in life.

However, it’s a strange definition of morality that if you can get away with it, then it’s all right, but if you get caught, it’s wrong.

Sadly, when the realisation of the truth occurs it is too late to go back and change things.

I hope Jarvis goes on to be a success in life and contributes to society. A fall from grace can be public, spectacular and painful, but it is a lesson learned. BOB MACDONALD GRUTE,

Newquay, Cornwall.

Baby blues

I AM sorry for the loss of Mothercare from our High Streets (Mail).

When I was having my babies, it was the only place to go. I got all my baby essentials there and my 42-year-old daughter still has the teddy bear bought for her in our local store.

But the world has moved on and now new parents can get everything they need from the supermarket or online.

That, along with the extortionate cost of parking and the fact that towns tend not to be buggy friendly, will hasten the downfall of even more High Street names. Mrs C. BEESLEY, Colchester, Essex.

Bull on my patio

I KNOW what it’s like to wake up to find a bull in the garden (Mail). One morning, I was gazing out of the kitchen window as I filled up the kettle when I was shocked to see a big Belgian Blue in the middle of the lawn.

Spotting me, he made his way onto the patio, licking every window in the process. My grandchildren thought it was hilarious.

After two hours in our garden, he eventually made his way back into his field by jumping over the hedge. After the farmer had put up a reinforced fence, we visited him in his natural surroundings. Mrs ANGELA OWENS,

Countesthorpe, Leics.

Up in the air

I AGREE that Ryanair is ‘Plane Greedy’ (Mail). When my wife and I flew from Bristol to Ibiza to visit family, we didn’t pay extra to reserve seats because we have a limited budget.

We were seated two rows apart on opposite sides of the aircraft on the way out and 17 rows apart on the way back.

We both had an empty seat next to us on each flight.

STUART PARKIN, Newquay, Cornwall. AMONG the many exploitative add-ons to Ryanair’s basic fares, one of the most unfair is the £55 fee per ticket for not checking in online at least two hours before the scheduled flight departure time. This discriminates against those without access to the internet.

ROB LOWE, Colwyn Bay, Conway. RYANAIR is a business that is succeeding and has lots of satisfied customers like me.

Its low prices mean I can travel to Ireland to see my beautiful granddaughter several times a year without breaking the bank. The airport parking can be double the cost of my flight.

JANE MEAN, Windsor, Berks.