Daily Mail Letters

Carole Tucker:

Watching England play Croatia, I suspected that they would lose on the basis of their behaviour during the National Anthem. Only two bothered to sing, and even they were half hearted.
I got the impression that they couldn't care less about the honour of representing their country.

I just got the impression that they disliked the monarchy.

Still on the football theme, David Kenny has a 'solution':

One way to put England's footballing woes to rights is glaringly obvious - a five-year sabbatical away from international matches. We are in no fit state to play football at this level

Now I really must have a rant here. England did what? Drew with Macedonia and lost to Croatia. We also beat a couple of teams and got to the final stages of the World Cup. It really annoys me when people moan about England being crap. England is not a crap football team - there are many skilled players and we've had loads of success, reaching quarter finals and semi finals of major tournaments. So we didn't win? Well, guess what? Neither did 170 other countries!! And now there are people saying we should have a five-year break from international football because we didn't win for two matches! So what? Northern Ireland didn't score a goal for nearly three years (or something like that), but they didn't take a break...they kept playing and working for what they wanted. All a break would do would be to make the players inexperienced on a national level. We'd come back worse than when we left. And I don't even care about the England football team all that much! But I do feel much better now.

Paul Rose advertises now:

I wish to employ an assistant. They must be indolent, workshy, a slow learner, between 10 and 120 years old, non-vibrant, unqualified, inexperienced, a non-graduate, somnolent, shiftless, immature..and not fit for purpose. Can I publish this?

No! For you are discriminating against the following:under 10s, over 120s, graduates, experienced people, etc.

Dr Michael Karger is our first writer today:

David Blunkett compares the endurance he showed during his travails to that exhibited by our troops in the World War 1 trenches.
Let me get this right: he has the arrogance to compare a degree of Press [yes, that really is capitalised] and public criticism brought on entirely by his immoral and distasteful affair with a married woman with children and subsequent abuse of his position as Home Secretary, to the hell of the trenches.
How could he compare death and mutiliation on a daily basis, living with no food, no sleep, food, mud, cold, disease, for months on end, with adverse publicity?

Maybe in the same way the Mail compares anything they think is a wee bit too 'nanny state' as 'Nazi'. Can you really compare a rule that stops people from getting hurt to genocide, persecution and gassing and starvation on a daily basis?

Jason Robertson, who's high on conspiracy:

I doubt Peter McKay is right to suggest that Dave Cameron is refashioning the Conservative Party just to win the next election by fooling the Guardian-BBC media. Dave may be ready to replace Gordon, but the liberal Establishment will still run the show.

The "Guardian-BBC" media? WTF? What does the Mail count as then?

Odd letter of the week, now. It's from The Venerable Victoria. Yes, really:

I've [invented a new religion]: the Plum Tree Faith... I'm sick of all religions and the violence they engender... I'm no theologian, I'm a pensioner with rheumatoid arthritis.

This guy is so cool, although he loses it a bit with this:

I mean to set up my Plum Tree Faith website and give all established religions a much deserved British kick in the backside

And I thought he was sick of violent religion?

Some stuff today. At bloody last.

Mrs Eileen Bliss:

The other week I said to my husband: 'Keep an eye on the trees because the Daily Mail will soon be looking for autumn colours'

Get a fucking life!

Mike Pepper on rubbish charging:

In this case [the government] cries: 'the polluter must pay' - but the householder is not the polluter

Why yes they are.....throwing stuff away for landfill = polluting; recycling stuff = far less polluting.

There's little we can do about the way manufacturers pack their goods

Erm...recycle the packaging???

I'm annoyed already!

Just want to let you all know that I'm not dead, just a bit busy.

Wow, not long before I'm off to uni and will have (fanfare) SUPER-FAST BROADBAND IN MY ROOM. At least, that's the idea. Anyway, to some letters. John Cullen starts:

We all understand the necessity for [increased airport] security in the face of recent terror threats but this situation is a sure indication that our lives are now all subject to the diktat of our hidden enemies. This is only the tip of an immense iceberg which has been fostered by the PC and Human Rights brigades who have lectured us all for years on being considerate to our 'brothers' of lesser means and differing beliefs.

Yes. The terror threat is a result of being forced to be nice to poor people and foreigners.

Today's missing the point award is going to Sandra Garcia:

As a grandmother of an intelligent 18-year-old (who happens to have Down's syndrome) I'm appalled by the negative way the storyline in Eastenders is being handled. To hear their lives being written off in such a way is an insult to them and is totally untrue.

The point is that Eastenders shows what may really happen to a young couple who find out their baby has Down's and then struggle to deal with it. Yes, there's a lot of prejudice around and that is factored into the programme. Anyway, the story is not over yet - just wait and you may be surprised at the outcome.

I really cannot type 'September'. It's impossible.

Lorraine Turner gets to her point:

Why was shooting victime Jessie James,15, out on his own at 2.15am?

Oh...I see. He was out in the early hours, so it's kind of his fault he got killed. I get you.