'Stability is in the mind of the beholder' - Your Letters: July 25

The country is going to the dogs’ – this is to paraphrase Martin Bristol’s letter (July 14) - that lumps the present Labour Government with the apparently ‘stable’ 14 years of Tory rule.

Stability is, of course, in the mind of the beholder, but having five leaders during that period and one lasting the lifespan of a lettuce doesn’t represent stability to most, I’d guess. But the substance of his anger at both parties is their inability to stop financing things like welfare and alternative sustainable energy. Martin must be a Reform fanboy. Whilst I’d agree with Martin that both parties have created a Britain with no light at the end of any tunnel for anyone (apart from the billionaires who actually run this country), he is misguided if he thinks a private company called the Reform Party is the solution. Its CEO, Nigel Farage, will nuke our NHS, care services, transport, police, etc as he hates taxes and wants to funnel even more wealth to CEOs like himself.

Wages for the majority, on the other hand, have hardly improved at all in the last 14 years, and in some cases, such as for teachers, doctors, and nurses, have declined in real value. But the rich have never had it better. As they say, ‘follow the money’ if you want to know who the system works for and vote for the Green Party, that offers real change and hope.

Patrick McCarthy, Telford & Wrekin Greens Party Co-ordinator

TURBINES ARE FLOODING THREAT

I've just viewed the BBC TV programme "Why Cities Flood". Worcester on the River Severn was mentioned. Both the Severn and Wye rise in the mountainous area around Pumlumon in Mid Wales.

Do your thousands of readers realise that there are proposals for up to a 1,000 gigantic wind turbines across Wales, averaging a gargantuan 750ft in height? They will be the biggest on land in the world (some will be 820ft!!) and have massive concrete bases. They'll be surrounded by miles and miles of gravel tracks and concrete and tarmac roads! Therefore, the huge catchment areas of the Severn and Wye, and their large tributaries, such as the Teme, Avon and Vyrnwy, will see non-absorbent concrete and tarmac replacing highly absorbent peat, forestry, moorland and grassland. If that is not a recipe for dangerous, rapid flash-flooding on a huge scale, I don't know what is!

People living downstream on the Severn in places such as Welshpool, Shrewsbury, Ironbridge, Bridgnorth, Bewdley and Stourport, Tewkesbury, Worcester and Gloucester should really be on the alert! So should people on the Wye in places like Ross and Hereford.

May I suggest that they all write to their newspapers, councillors and MPs, plus the Welsh Government, to protest vehemently against this likely dangerous flash-flooding!? These horrendous wind farms need to be stopped altogether. The yo-yo UK wind energy graph for 2024 on Gridwatch.co.uk, proves beyond doubt that intermittent wind energy has no hope at all of powering the UK – so why install these extremely ugly, potentially dangerous giant wind farms?

L J Jenkins, Cardigan

MINISTER SHOULD WATCH HIS BACK

Before the Health Secretary sits down to negotiate with the BMA over the doctors’ strike he might want to make sure none of the union representatives are practicing colorectal surgeons.

Peter Steggles, Rushbury

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