Issue 47 letters
Here are some more letters from our readers that we could not fit into issue 47.
Heathrow runway protests
Dear Editor
I am writing in response to the article ‘Heathrow runway protests’.
I agree with the environmental groups. I think the government are being rather hypocritical. They are rightly keen to get people to be more environmentally friendly, but by building and maintaining a third runway at Heathrow airport they will be releasing even more CO2, not to mention the carbon emissions from the aeroplanes that would be being used.
I also think that the people that will lose their homes need to be considered as well; because of the current economic crisis many people will not be able to afford new homes. What is even more selfish is that the plan to install another runway is brought on by greed. The owners of Heathrow would not have come up with the idea if it was not for the profit they would make from it.
Nicola Temple - King’s Chester
Couple clone lost labrador
Dear Editor
I am writing in response to your article ‘couple clone lost labrador’. I think this idea to clone the labrador was ridiculous, the couple wasted valuable money.
Even though they cloned Lancelot it doesn’t mean the puppy will have the same personality. Additionally what’s the point in cloning, when there are millions of other dogs out there waiting for a good home, and it won’t cost a penny to adopt one!
Angel Rowley – Holsworthy
Is having more than two children greedy?
Dear Editor
As a regular reader of The Newspaper I felt especially moved to write in about the article ‘Is having more than two children greedy?’ I find it hard to believe that someone would actually be so greedy and mean to tell people that having more than two children would be greedy! Are we turning into China? I feel so strongly about this because it’s not someone else’s decision how many children you have.
My next point is from the child’s view as it could get very lonely if in the future we turn into China! I have a brother and a sister and when they are out somewhere I know I feel lonely. Should we really make the children of Britain suffer?
Jessica Malone - Selling
Some very different lessons
Dear Editor
I am writing to you about the article ‘some very different lessons’.
This article makes me feel very confused because adults are saying that children watch too much television and play on consoles too much. If they say this why are they brining Nintendo consoles into school for learning?
If this ridiculous issue carries on, in the end the consoles are going to get lost which parents will blame schools for. I think the government need to think about this situation again.
Kelsy Peschke - Holsworthy
All pupils to get cooking lessons
Dear Editor
I would like to comment on the article ‘All pupils to get cooking lessons’.
I think this is a very good idea because it will teach young people (11-14 year olds) how to prepare and cook healthy well balanced meals. This in turn should lower obesity levels in Britain.
It would also give young people the opportunity to do something different in and outside of school. Cooking is fun and exciting especially when you try to prepare a meal that you haven’t made before.
Cooking is an activity that you can do with family and friends. In some families it is the parents, not just the children, that need to be educated on how to cook in a more responsible way.
The distribution of ‘Real Meals, Simple Cooking Made Easy’ is an excellent method of giving people a clearer understanding of how and what to cook to stay healthy.
This idea could also be introduced to schools in other countries where obesity is a major problem eg U.S.A.
Luke Thompson – King’s Chester