Please Think of Others

1,500 signatures objecting to the plan has been a complete waste of time.

Trudging door-to-door collecting signatures of concerned residents registering their objections to traffic, congestion, pollution, difficulty finding schools and the destruction of yet more wildlife habitat have been told NO - their views will not be heard and there will be no debate in council. Democracy at work?

Does that mean it’s already been decided?

Disappointed is an understatement.

Christine Holender, via email

It appears I may need a pill that shuts off memories of long ago!

That may seem a strange opening remark to a letter, but world and for that matter, our country’s situation worries me. My concern would be much worse if I had children, especially young ones.

I am not quite old enough to remember much before 1935, but I cannot close the” book” my memory seems to want to use daily, as Europe began to see the growth of terrible enemies to our society.

Whatever we hear or are concerned about we must never ignore the young and any ramifications on their lives, standard of living, their security, health etc.

For years, I have worried that the monied people, e.g. business owners, in this country have been only too pleased to sell to countries like China -in so many cases selling or giving away the knowledge of our excellent engineers, designers, etc. There has been an enormous amount of takeover and investment of wealth in us. Personally I would not have allowed that to happen! That is how a foothold is ready at all times.

As the today’s Press, especially American, is revealing their concerns for our future, in a world that has the

KGB element in Russia, even in the early days indicating it likes to kill/act as a Hitler, to simply grab territory; being great friends with China, who still consider their poor millions, as fodder for battles. (I missed being sent to fight in the Korean War by months.)

Surely, we must watch the world about us, and see how we can protect our peoples, which leads me to Europe. I still believe the European countries we were close to before Brexit, should even more so, be working closely together and limiting trade with those that would do us harm. We pay fortunes to China to help their weapons businesses, as we did with Russia.

Rather than going on and on, I do attach great importance to Australia, New Zealand and Canada – we must keep them very close. Let Scotland have its independence, but do not forget they are formidable allies when fighting with us.

Studying the Second World War history, against Japan, Germany and Italy, may have caused my loss of sleep – but we must never forget.

Observations/arguments very welcome.

Reg Clifton, Wokingham