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Is Farage's friendship with Trump a bad look?
Following Donald Trump’s frankly deranged comment to Iran – ‘Open the f****’ Strait you crazy b******s, or you’ll be living in Hell’ (Metro, Tue), it is worth noting what our own Nigel Farage has said in the past about his hero.
‘I respect him for his courage. The guy has got guts, the guy’s got balls – he stands up and fights for the right values.’
‘I have never ever waivered in thinking that… this man [Trump] was a good thing, not just for America but actually for peace in the world.’
‘I am proud to call him a friend.’
‘[Trump] is, by instinct, a peacemaker.’
Being such an impeccable judge of character, could you really see Farage as prime minister of Great Britain? Mike Baldwin, Thorverton
Drilling for oil and stopping the boats can’t go hand in hand…
Reform UK and the Tories want us to ‘drill, baby, drill’ for North Sea oil.
They also want to ‘stop the boats’. But using more fossil fuels will make the climate crisis worse, which will leave more land uninhabitable and cause more extreme weather such as droughts and floods – all of which will cause huge increases in the number of refugees and asylum seekers coming on small boats. I feel like Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch really haven’t thought this through… Caitlyn, Beeston
‘I grew up on a council estate and don’t believe in socialist policies’
I would like to redress the balance of letters on MetroTalk, where the majority are from readers who are anti-Donald Trump and Nigel Farage.
I always voted Conservative before Reform. Most people like me, who grew up on a council estate, were expected to vote for Labour but I never have or will because of their ‘socialist policies’ that really don’t align with my beliefs – they seem very much to speak to a dystopian world, whereas I believe in meritocracy.
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I also believe Reform will absolutely punish Labour at the ballot box in the local council elections in May. Garry Taylor, Harrogate
Is Starmer ‘unable to make a prompt reply’ on war in Iran
What a wonderful comment Donald Trump made in comparing Sir Keir Starmer with Neville Chamberlain over our prime minister’s refusing to join the US and Israel’s war on Iran.
This is what the British public get when electing a human rights lawyer as our leader. He is unable to make a decision when a prompt reply is required regarding war. Molly Neville, Sheffield
Don’t use our bases, says reader
Keir Starmer is mistaken to allow the US to use our air bases to launch what it calls ‘defensive strikes’ against Iranian missile sites and against those targeting shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Unfortunately, unlike Spain and France, who don’t even allow the US to use their air space, our PM has fallen for Trump’s bullying tactics and the president continues to see Starmer as easily manipulated. By allowing the use of British territory, Starmer is in effect complicit with war crimes.
The PM must stop allowing the use of our airfields for killing civilians and destroying civilian infrastructure immediately. Sally Wilton, Bournemouth
‘A convicted criminal sacks the head of the department of justice’
So, Donald Trump has sacked his attorney general, Pam Bondi. This is a first even for the US – a convicted criminal sacks the head of the department of justice. Martin Hyde, Brighton
Space exploration is ‘romantic’
Peter says that, amid all the excitement about the Artemis II lunar mission, nobody appears to have given any thought to the exploitation of the moon that will surely follow (MetroTalk, Tue).
I think plenty of people have given it a thought, myself included. However, I prefer to concentrate on the more romantic angle of further space exploration. It makes total sense to think of future Mars missions being launched from the Moon rather than Earth.
And don’t be too sure about there being ‘no natives’ to ‘cheat and murder’ as happened to those at the hands of the Conquistadors of the 15th and 16th centuries. I mean, have you never watched Star Trek? It’s life, Peter, but not as we know it. Dec, Essex
The US wants to colonise the Moon and Mars’
Nobody who cares about the Earth, the Moon and Mars should be celebrating the launch of Artemis II.
The US wants to colonise the Moon and Mars. That is an outrage.
The US doesn’t own the Moon or Mars and it has no right to step foot on either one or do anything with them. It won’t be satisfied until a McDonald’s is on both.
Who wants to look up at the Moon and know that humans are living on it, looking back at us? Certainly not me.
And how much damage to the ozone layer are those rockets doing every time they burn their way through the atmosphere? The whole thing is wrong and shouldn’t be happening. Stefan Badham, Portsmouth
Extortionate world cup tickets
So, only £8,333 for a ticket for the World Cup Final. In 1966, I bought a book of tickets for just under £10 for ten games (six London group stage matches, a quarter final, semi-final, the third and fourth place play-off and the final) –about £1 per game. Taking inflation into account, my book of tickets today would have cost £250 (£25 per game). Thus, a ticket for this year’s final is going to cost 333 times more than the 1966 final.
Fifa should be ashamed and, in my opinion, all real football fans should boycott this year’s World Cup. Eric, York
Trevor Oaks tribute touched reader
Thank you for the piece on Showaddywaddy guitarist Trevor Oakes dying (Metro paper, Mar 30). The media don’t seem to consider them relevant now, so it was a welcome surprise to see you feature it – appreciated.
I don’t mean to be pernickety but Under The Moon Of Love was No.1 in 1976 not 1979. Paul Milburn, Newcastle
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