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Has Reform 'forced No. 10' into a U-turn?
Reform UK has forced No.10 into another U-turn by having soon-to-be disbanded local authorities hold elections in May (Metro, Tue).
Some district councils are due to be merged with county councils or neighbouring authorities in a reorganisation of local government.
The government had said the elections would be a waste of money and had proposed delaying them.
It backed down after Reform initiated a legal challenge on the grounds it was undemocratic.
Nigel Farage says his is the party of efficiency in government but this step will result in a reported £63million being spent on futile elections.
It is hard to imagine any worthwhile policy changes being made during the wind-up of these bodies.
How can Reform have any credibility as the party to stop waste if it is prepared to squander public resources in this self-serving action?Bernard Winchester, Norwood
Farage to thank for right to vote?
Every voter has Mr Farage and Reform to thank for restoring their right to a vote. And every British voter should punish Sir Keir Starmer and his abysmal government by voting for any party except Labour in every local election until the next General Election.
Robbing any country’s citizens of their right to a vote is both dictatorial and fascist. Stefan Badham, Portsmouth
I am glad the elections are going ahead. The government should now bring a halt to the constant tinkering with local government, there having been changes every decade since 1965.
If the government wants to save money spent on government itself, it should start with parliament. The House of Lords is the largest parliamentary chamber in Europe.
Abolishing it would save the cost of paying its members while also removing their unaccountability. Charles EL Gilman, Mitcham
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Will Starmer really stop the bots?
If Starmer couldn’t stop the boats, why should we believe him when he says he’ll combat the perils of social media and stop the bots (Metro, Tue)? Fred, Hampshire
Forget dating apps, it’s a single gloves site
I counted nine single gloves of various sizes and colours on my way to work. I’ve wondered about creating a ‘Gloves Reunited’ site – it would be gloverly to see them all matched up…AH, Leeds
Should nuts be ‘smothered in plastic’ at the supermarket?
I popped into a well-known supermarket last Thursday to pick up a cake for my mother and was greeted by shelves of nuts smothered in plastic.
This is exactly why supermarkets can’t be taken seriously on sustainability. Almost every week I return single-use plastic to their head office – and to brands directly – asking, repeatedly, for a switch to biodegradable alternatives. They acknowledge it, send a copy-and-paste reply about ‘recycling targets’ and then launch even more products wrapped in the same planet-killing plastic. Meanwhile, they pat themselves on the back for scrapping plastic bags, as if that excuses everything.
If supermarkets want to talk about sustainability, they should start by tackling the most obvious problem staring customers in the face – unnecessary plastic on everyday items. Michelle Edwards, via email
Reader is anti-vaping
I am so anti-vaping. I was chatting to someone vaping in the street. As she exhaled, the wind blew a cloud of vape into my face and mouth.
For the rest of the day I had a horrible metallic taste on my tongue and my lips were slightly numb.
Whatever chemicals are in vapes it can’t be good for the lungs. In years to come the negative effects will show. Gareth, London
Stop hoarding Metro!
Can the old fella on the No.51 bus to Woolwich grab one Metro and not 14? You’re not a paperboy and I can never get one after you! Jon, St Paul’s Cray
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