Dear Sir,
I am appalled by AndyMac’s description of OUR police as being, “Uniformed thugs with sticks, tasers and the rest of their array of weapons -… …” and “The bully boys and their big sticks”. I do not recognise these descriptions of our police force and suspect that the vast majority of electors agree with me. Two serving British policemen have recently been killed by suspects resisting arrests. I hope that their widows, friends and colleagues do not get sight of his hateful letter. It may apply to Belarus or Hong Kong or many other Socialist/Communist states; BUT NOT HERE.
Of course, his letter was probably submitted before the most recent police death. I hope the Editor will publish any apology or retraction forthcoming from AndyMac, in next week’s Newton News.
I feel sorry for Labour/Momentum’s extremist left wing. They came second in the Referendum and in the last three General Elections. They now have had to resort to being the ‘Provisional Wing’ of ‘Climate Extinction’, ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘Covid Deniers’.
Their Labour, “New Management”, has said his Labour Party would not ‘play politics’ with Covid policy, yet, his Shadow Education Minister sees Covid as an opportunity for political gain. Who is managing? Labour or Momentum?
The Labour/Momentum left and their fellow-travellers have indeed played politics with Covid. They delayed the planned re-opening of schools from a period when new infections were in rapid decline and there were surplus tests available, to a period when infections were on the increase and available tests were at a premium. Nice one! If they think they achieved a political victory in this, they must still think that the electorate are morons!
As for the so called “Cummings Effect”; this was ‘investigated’ and reported on, by the extremely left-wing London School of Economics. However, the residents of Barnard Castle don’t agree with their findings. You would have to be a complete Left-wing looney to allow Dominic Cummings’ legal actions to justify your illegal non-adherence to Covid Regulations. Such action could result in the death of your favourite Gran and/or Mother-In-Law! A ‘witch-hunt’ is a ‘witch-hunt’ no matter how many times it reappears. The electorate have seen it as such. It is another duck; a dead one!
Alastair P.G. Welsh
