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'This is a scandal'
I did not vote Labour at the last election simply to see pensioners disadvantaged by the removal of the triple lock.
In case you hadn’t realised, pensioners in the UK are bumping along the bottom of the pay charts, alongside the likes of Poland and Estonia. If the triple lock is abolished, we will fast become the poorest pensioners in Europe.
This is a scandal. A true Labour government would not treat pensioners this way. Don’t take this on the chin, don’t vote Labour at the next general election –I can tell you I won’t be voting for them. Henry Page, Greenwich
Is Burnham ‘clobbering pensioners’?
In scrapping the triple lock (Metro, Wed), prime minister Andy Burnham is clobbering pensioners – and this from a political party that purports to support the working man and the vulnerable.
Labour started their term in government two years ago by taking away pensioners’ heating allowance and now, in order to fund a national social care service, they once again hit pensioners – it’s discriminatory and just plain wrong.
Are there no other groups who could be funding this scheme, such as the super-rich? Alternatively, a penny in the pound on income tax would hurt no one.
Successive governments have been scared to raise taxes because it might hurt their chances of holding onto power, but Burnham and his cronies have done themselves already – I’ll never vote Labour again. Kerry Rose, London
If the super wealthy relocate, they will still pay tax on UK companies, says reader
John (MetroTalk, Tue) says the UK should cut spending and that the alternative of taxing wealth won’t work. His example of someone fleeing a wealth tax – the third largest taxpayer in the country last year, Chris Rokos, relocating to Greece – is not a good one.
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He will continue to pay taxes on his UK companies. He is of Greek heritage and probably wants to head there! Don’t assume he is necessarily ‘fleeing the tax on wealth’. Laura Jones, Cheshire
Tube etiquette seems rare
Mike shares a story about a Tube passenger ‘repeatedly jabbing his elbow into my ribs’ while playing a mobile game next to him (MetroTalk, Wed). I would have jabbed the guy with my own elbows and told him to stop being so rude. If we don’t stand up to people like that, be it on Tube or elsewhere, they will think they can get away with such behaviour all of the time. Timothy Wigglesworth, Newcastle
Further news on transport etiquette
Further to discussion on ‘seat-sliders’ (MetroTalk, Wed), when your train, Tube or bus empties at a stop and the person next to you doesn’t move, I think it should be considered serial killer behaviour. That or they are too busy doomscrolling. Tony Fab, Glasgow
‘Just sit by the window and stop being selfish’
Emma (MetroTalk, Wed) won’t give up her aisle seat as she doesn’t want to feel ‘trapped’. While that’s not ‘weird’ it is inconsiderate. Maybe someone else doesn’t want to be trapped either.
Just sit by the window and stop being selfish. You could always ask your fellow passenger if they are going beyond your destination. Daniel, Middlesex
A noisy world
Re noise-related stress in the office (MetroTalk, Mon). A noisy office is actually part of what pushes me to work from home – except that home isn’t that quiet either. It feels like every five seconds I’m distracted by a neighbour mowing their lawn, military jets flying overhead or the sound of building work.
We live in an increasingly noisy world. Perhaps, if employers can make offices quiet that may motivate us to go in more often. Ellie Jaeger, Leighton Buzzard
Nob End in Bolton should be added to rudest place names list, says reader
Further to Britain’s rudest place names (MetroTalk, Tue), I grew up near Nob End in Bolton. There’s also Twatt in the Shetlands. Stephen Dugdale, Sheffield
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