Shale gas a no-brainer

Sir, – It is not often I agree with Clark Cross on green matters, but he is right about shale gas (Letters, October 11). I am all for carbon-free alternatives, but am under no illusions about their current shortcomings.

It is clear that it will be some time before they are able to deliver. In the meantime we have no option but to use fossil fuels and, of these, gas is the cleanest, safest and with the lowest carbon content.

Being the least of the evils available, shale gas is a no-brainer, the objections to fracking are silly and discredited, and the opposition of “green” groups is perverse. Dr Stephen Moreton 33 Marina Avenue Great Sankey Warrington, Cheshire. from a man who was having trouble with the cursor on his ipad. I can sympathise with him.

Last year my daughter gave me an ipad as a present and it drives me crazy!

The only thing I can be sure of getting is the news. Everything else, it has a mind of its own.

Yesterday I decided to write an email – eventually the correct page appeared, complete with cursor – but it took me half an hour to get the cursor on the correct spot.

I then typed out the email, sent it, and the recipient received it within minutes.

Is this “malfunction” peculiar to Angus?

I find it most frustrating. Mrs M Main. Arbroath. set off at night in my area and I am sure many other areas of the country.

Fireworks cause an incredible amount of distress to small animals and really should be kept for the fifth of November and not a considerable time before it.

I can only see this as a commercial decision by retailers struggling to keep up with hard times but three weeks early is really a bit much. Gordon Kennedy. 117 Simpson Square, Perth.