DURING the war, the British population survived on food rationing as well as sweets and chocolate; even clothes required coupons. All kinds of meat were severely rationed and you were allowed only one egg per month, per person.

There is an international emergency at present and instead of trying to help the government to get through this emergency, there are threats of strike action from thousands of workers everywhere.

If these moaners stopped gorging themselves and cut down their eating habits, they could afford to buy more petrol and have less to moan about.

In the wartime there were far less heart attacks than there is now. The rationing would also teach the super states a lesson for increasing their prices, which is totally unnecessary while profits run into millions of pounds a minute.

There is no patriotism today - it's just greed and selfishness and living beyond their means. I am sure thousands of war workers will agree with me.

Name and address supplied.


Communication skills are lacking

JUST a few casual observations concerning lawlessness and causes which may explain the presence of knife crime.

Drivers crossing a traffic island at 40mph, no signals given at all and the attitude of "Look at me mum - how clever is this?" Cyclists crossing white "stop'' lines at red traffic lights. Many cyclists just swerve to turn left or right with no hand signals given. People talk on mobile phones while being "served'' at a shop with a general absence of a "hello'' or "thank you".

My point is simple; most people seem to disregard the law and lack basic etiquette, so I think it is no surprise that knife crimes are committed because those people concerned haven't been brought up to realise how to communicate effectively how to mutually respect people and property.

A knife, screwdriver, Porsche car etc are not "dangerous", but the user has to be educated in the limitations of their use.

Mr Suleep Bilkhu, Parkville Close, Holbrooks.


Hospital TV a waste of money

I SPENT three weeks as a patient in Walsgrave, the staff are professional and caring and the food is good too.

I subscribed to the TV facility at each bed and spent £10 and after watching three soaps, The Bill and Casualty, the funds had run out, they should have lasted five days. I subscribed again and my £10 allowed me to watch for two days. I was moved to another part of the ward and my £10 was not accepted by the TV unit there.

There should be an engineer on site to sort out such problems - verdict a waste of good money.

Peter Wright,

Wigston Road, Woodway Park.