Lazy, thoughtless litter louts ruin fun
THERE are obvious elements to a Bank Holiday weekend that many of us are fortunate enough to enjoy.
Time off work (fully appreciate this isn’t the case for everyone), socialising with family and friends and maybe even a good night out.
But for many resorts and visitor attractions it’s also a safe bet they’ll be dumped with mountains of litter left behind on the streets and in parks by selfish, brainless morons who couldn’t care less about leaving a mess on someone else’s doorstep.
I’d love to see the reaction if I turned up at someone’s house, dumped a load of waste right outside the door before casually going about my business.
Put the shoe on the other foot and it’s an entirely different story.
On a walkabout in Southport early on Monday morning unsightly piles of chip papers, beer cans, cigarette ends and God knows what else had been thoughtlessly tossed onto the floor without a single thought for other people’s welfare or that of the environment or wildlife.
The simple rule of ‘if you bring waste with you, you can take it home’ clearly doesn’t apply to those who are just too lazy and ignorant to clean up after themselves.
So thanks day trippers, thanks for leaving my ‘back garden’ looking like the contents of a skip.
Bob Marks
accept his conditions for our departure from Kabul.
No one told him that it is the victors who traditionally call the tune after a victory.
However, we are not living in normal times and ‘Mr Gummidge’ is no normal Prime Minister.
Even Boris would admit that it’s all getting a bit silly.
BERNIE CARROLL
Unfortunately, there are bound to be problems for the UK for the considerable future, as it tries to unshackle itself from the autocratic and anti-competitive trading practices of the EU. Northern Ireland is a topical example of EU intransigence.
New international trading partners for the UK are coming on board almost on a weekly basis, and Liverpool docks have announced they are upgrading to handle increased west coast business.
JOHN GOULDSON