‘LGBTQ+ relationships exist, so they shouldn’t be hidden’

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Cheap brew vow proved the rule

Mike’s ‘cynical lawyer friend’ was close successful saying astir government authorities results successful the other of what it intended (MetroTalk, Wed).

In 1989, the authorities imposed immense changes connected the brewing industry, which it said would pb to little prices. Most of the large companies sold retired to overseas brewers, thousands of pubs closed and the mean terms of brew in
a pub soared. Well done, government! John, London

Melania’s courage

Well done, Melania Trump, for lasting up for the rights of women to person abortions, successful a determination that sets her against what hubby Donald is saying.

I ne'er thought she would person the courageousness to basal connected her ain 2 feet. Grace, Hazlemere

It’s each you tin devour – nor each you tin propulsion distant

I’m successful full statement with Mark Graham, brag of The Star Inn astatine Vogue, adjacent Redruth, who charges punters other if they permission food from their all-you-can-eat repast (Metro, Fri).

It’s sheer greed. I told my children erstwhile we went to specified restaurants they could spell up arsenic galore times arsenic they liked but lone to instrumentality what they could eat.

I hatred nutrient waste. Maybe adjacent clip the woman who complained astir Mark’s argumentation goes for a meal, she tin deliberation of the millions of starving radical arsenic she watches her nutrient scraped into a bin. Sharon, London

Is the displacement from unit to AI firm greed?

I wholly hold with Mark successful Staines (MetroTalk, Fri) and others who accidental an over-reliance connected exertion is leaving radical incapable to entree services oregon get assistance from businesses.

Corporate greed runs this state and is wherefore truthful galore companies trust connected machines arsenic opposed to unit – due to the fact that they don’t person to wage a instrumentality wages.

It is the aforesaid crushed the banks are pushing for a cashless nine – to determination to an online-only model, adjacent each branches and sack unit truthful they don’t person to wage them oregon rent properties.

So agelong arsenic the nationalist importune connected tapping their telephone oregon paper for everything, things volition lone get worse, with much radical losing their occupation to a machine. Diana, Brighton

Not everyone has a astute phone

My sister has been waiting for an operation for much than 18 months. She rang the infirmary and was told a nexus had been sent to her via her mobile phone. Although she is computer-savvy, she prefers not to person a smartphone and truthful did not get the link.

The infirmary duly emailed it to her, but if she didn’t person entree to a computer, 
I presume the cognition would person been allocated to idiosyncratic else.

Government bodies should beryllium alert that not each mobiles are smartphones and possibly travel up with a letter. Geraldine, Islington

Not everyone works a occupation that uses a machine either

Marianne (MetroTalk, Thu) says not each pensioners tin maestro modern exertion and that she taught overmuch younger unit however to usage caller software.

How fortunate that she had a bully lukewarm bureau successful which to maestro the intricacies of computers.

As a bricklayer moving extracurricular each year, often bedewed and/or frozen, neither 
I nor my colleagues had entree to computers – lone picks and shovels etc.

Now successful my precocious 80s, I consciousness it’s acold excessively precocious to for maine to larn however to woody with each the problems that computers look susceptible of throwing my way.

Emails, OK. Anything else, nary chance. Keith Dutton, Rotherham

Funny announcers

The remark from Sarah (MetroTalk, Fri) astir pleasant announcements astatine a railway presumption reminded maine that immoderate years agone an announcer connected the obstruction web became celebrated for his humourous announcements. These included, ‘I’m not saying the Brighton bid is moving precocious but copies of War And Peace are disposable successful the bookshop.’ Linda, Harrogate

Those who request it get the wintertime substance allowance

Regarding C and C Achard (MetroTalk, Thu), who are successful their 70s and enactment axing the wintertime substance allowance to those not receiving pension credit.

Hear hear! We each cognize the immense bulk of pensioners bash not request this money. Most spot it arsenic a Christmas ‘bonus’ to walk connected fags, booze and scratch cards.

Luckily, those who request it inactive get it. So let’s gully a enactment nether this policy, determination guardant unneurotic and wide up the messiness the Tories near america with. Green Dave, Manchester

Julian (MetroTalk, Wed) wonders what make-up Oasis use. How astir Cigarettes & L’Oréal oregon Digsy’s Dior? Jane, Liverpool

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