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Ukraine

The last two weeks have witnessed the biggest refugee crisis in Europe since the end of the second world war.

Are flood defences a priority?

Anyone giving even the most cursory glance at last week’s Mercury [3rd March] will be forgiven for thinking that both Derbyshire County Council and District Council have together lost any sense of priorities in their duty of care to their constituents. On the one hand we read stories detailing the…

Letter to the Matlock Mercury.

Editor Matlock Mercury Dear Sir If you wanted confirmation of the degree to which the present government has become disconnected from the people that they have been elected to serve, you need only to look at Liz Truss. Her behaviour as a member of the Cabinet has, at times, been…

Letter to Sarah Dines MP.

Sarah Dines MP House of Commons London SW1A OAA Dear Ms Dines Boris Johnson’s statement about his attendance at the drinks party given in the garden at No. 10 has not resolved the many questions that are being asked about his character and leadership. Jacob Rees-Mogg has suggested that any…

The Refuse Collection situation.

I am sure that all of us have been particularly grateful to our front-line refuse workers in the Derbyshire Dales who have worked at some risk to themselves throughout the pandemic to deliver the essential service of removing and recycling our waste.

Letter concerning NHS funding.

Boris Johnson’s announcement that £36 billion is to be allocated for the NHS and reforming of social care is yet another example of him overpromising and underdelivering.

NHS Funding.

Last week you published an excellent letter from Hilary Cave, ‘GPS are not at Fault’, pointing out that any shortcomings in services is related to chronic underfunding.

Letter concerning Aid Cuts

The government’s pledge to spend 0.7% of national income on international aid was not only part of the Tory manifesto it was also a commitment to the UN target for spending on aid and was enshrined in law.

Letter concerning Democracy, the Tory’s and the BBC.

A key function of the media in a democracy is to question and challenge the government.

Letter regarding global COVID vaccination v. military expenditure.

Have we got our priorities all wrong?

Letter concerning the unacceptable face of capitalism.

The Government has announced that there is to be an inquiry into David Cameron’s involvement with Greensill Capital.

Letter regarding the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report.

The report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities has been met with widespread criticism. More than 250 experts on race, education, health and economics have criticised its “selective and distorted use of academic research”.

Letter regarding post office workers pay.

The Post Office has just announced that the profits it made last year were the best on record and greatly exceeded expectations.

Letter concerning Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021.

Dear Sir The Government has just introduced the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021. The Bill addresses a wide range of issues from traffic offences to the protection of war memorials and statues. The driving force behind the Bill’s introduction, however, has been the reaction of Priti Patel, the…

Letter concerning Tory accountability.

Three days after the High Court ruled that the Government had acted unlawfully by failing to publish Covid contracts, Boris Johnson told the House of Commons and the public that all Covid-related contracts were “on the record”.