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A black ruling for Gordon Brown

Dear Editor, I am delighted with the High Court ruling last week that sending British soldiers into battle with defective equipment could breach their human rights. At the same time, the court threw out a shameful attempt by Defence Secretary Des Browne to gag coroners and prevent them from criticising the Government while hearing the cases of soldiers killed in action. Read

There is something wrong in planning

Dear Editor, It seems to me there is something drastically wrong with the planning department of Solihull District Council. It has allowed a second storey apartment to be built in Hobs Moat, which was sanctioned as a re-roofing. Read

Trailblazers in the world of choral music

Dear Editor, Seated in the magnificent (and packed) Symphony Hall in Birmingham on Saturday evening, I and about 2,000 Midlanders were treated to possibly the greatest Messiah we have ever seen, or are likely to a see and hear. Read

A financial correction to start better times

Dear Editor, There seems to me to be far too much doom and gloom over the credit crunch. My guess is history will show it to be a turning point in sorting out some of the extremes that have built up in the investment markets and especially the property market. Read

The facts about release of violent offenders

Dear Editor, In your editorial (Post, April 7) "Jail not soft option" you refer to the End of Custody Licence (ECL) scheme, under which eligible prisoners may be released a maximum of 18 days early, and say that the Government has broken its promises regarding the release of violent offenders under the scheme. Read

Mugabe's flagrant abuse of democracy

Dear Editor, I really hope the world is not going to sit back and watch as Robert Mugabe steals the presidency of Zimbabwe with violence and intimidation. Read

Teachers should strike - for more firefighters' pay

Dear Editor, Perhaps the strike-prone members of the teaching establishment would encourage more sympathy from taxpayers - and parents, in particular - if they pursued industrial action in favour of better teaching methods and supplies. Read

In defence of Islamic ritual slaughter

Dear Editor, Roshan Doug is an outstanding critic of Islam. His vociferous defence of Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses last August (Post Agenda, August 30 2007), swipe at Shari'ah law in February (Post Agenda, February 12) and now gripe with halal meat (Post Agenda, April 1), as well as other articles, seem to reflect a growing frustration with the world's fastest-growing religion. Read

Mac has always been source of inspiration

Dear Editor, I feel the strength of Mac was always its resident groups such as John Blundall's Puppet Theatre, the Maestro's Steel Band, the Youth Theatre and its Theatre in Education groups (Plans for £13.6m makeover at city arts centre attacked, Post March 31). Read

Mac makeover promises a magnificent future

Dear Editor, Following the comments made by Clive Chandler, chair of Puppeteers UK, I feel compelled to highlight for your readers the full extent of the fantastic redevelopment at mac that begins when the centre closes on Sunday April 6 (Plans for £13.6m makeover at city arts centre attacked, Post March 31). Read

Lack of respect for elderly patients

Dear Editor, "It's like you lose your human rights on entering the place. I would rather die than go back there." Comments made by someone leaving prison? No, views shared by two elderly patients on their recent hospital experiences. Read

Now our post boxes are being uprooted

Dear Editor, We are all aware that post offices are currently being closed across the country - now it would appear that there is a cull of post boxes as well. Read

Religion is the enemy of science

Dear Editor, Once again our religious leaders are attempting to destroy advances in medical science with claims they are "against God's law" and "contrary to nature". Read

We must not lose our respect for life

Dear Editor, I commend the Catholic Church for condemning Britain's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill which approves the creation of human-animal embryos (Bishop of Lichfield attacks embryo hybrid plan, Post March 24). The bill seeks to blur the distinction between humans and animals and allows for the creation of human embryos that are destined to be destroyed when stem cells are extracted from them. Read

Inside and out ban a must for smoking

Dear Editor, If children take up smoking at an early age, isn't it more likely that they've been exposed to cigarette smoke at home or while travelling in a car, rather than they've seen packets of cigarettes on show in a shop? Read

When saving energy just goes out the window

Dear Editor, I read with interest the article on Energy Performance Certificates in your recent Business & Property Review magazine, particularly the part relating to heat loss through the walls and closed windows of commercial buildings. Read

Why don't we revere our nation's elderly

Dear Editor, The Budget is giving the over-60s a £50 increase in winter fuel payment and the over-80s, a £100 increase. This is far from adaquate and an indictment of just how badly we treat our elderly people in this country. Read

The difference between life and death

Dear Editor, I read with interest local reports about the refurbishment of the Accident and Emergency department at Stafford Hospital, completed in the autumn. Read

Strange assessment of pay review reality

Dear Editor, Councillor Rudge thinks that his latest offer on pay review for Birmingham council employees "makes everyone a winner" (Post March 13). Read

Inclusive Britishness has served us so well

Dear Editor, Mike Nattrass MEP suggests that "the Government is busy pretending they are promoting Britishness when power over every aspect of our lives is being transferred to Europe" ( 'Patriotic oath ceremony no substitute for history', Post Agenda, March 18). Read

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