Your Letters: December 12

This year we have witnessed history being made outside Number 10.

Honestly, I'm not sure which sticks in my mind most.

Was it Rishi in the rain or Keir's Kristmas?

A difficult one but last night Kier made a brave attempt in his switching on the lights adorning the No 10 Christmas tree.

Watched by at least half a dozen overpaid staff in Downing Street and I guess the Number 10 cat, Keir reduced the Christmas excitement to minus levels only exceeded by his personal rating.

Still, he must have been really relieved that in the quiet of the night, his lights did not fuse as has been the case with his every other involvement since becoming Prime Minister.

Alan M Etheridge, Sedgley

SHOULD THERE BE FORGIVENESS? 

In no way would I condone anyone's inappropriate behaviour or language in the workplace or anywhere else. 

However I do feel that a thought may be given to the case where a person, for instance a well known TV personality, has been cautioned about inappropriate behaviour and told to change their ways and they actually heed the warning and do in fact stop what they are doing. 

In this case, is it still ok for ex-colleagues to then act to bring down such a person seven or eight years after the warning and the change of behaviour? 

Does this not make a mockery of the traditional and accepted Christian ethics of forgiveness and redemption? 

Maybe in our now secular society such things are no longer considered important.

My last question is; is "sexualised language", apparently so abhorrent in the BBC workplace, the same language that we are subjected to in our homes when watching virtually any BBC drama? Yes, I know, we can always switch off, can't we?

Joe Johnson, Tettenhall

ANIMAL TESTING ACTION DEMAND

None of us wants to live in a house of horrors, but the ingredients that go into everyday household products, like paint, grout and varnish have been tested on restrained animals in UK laboratories.

It’s nearly 10 years since the UK ‘banned’ testing household products on animals; but the ban is easy to get around and flout.

Prior to being elected, Labour announced that they'd phase out animal testing. I've read reports of Starmer at non animal research units, and MPs with second readings of their PM bills in Parliament, but I'm not seeing much more action than that to progress this promise.

If you think it's wrong to test household items and chemicals on animals; then ask friends and family to pressure politicians to act, into giving the household product testing ‘ban’ a makeover and end animal testing for everyday household items.

Please ask Labour to immediately remove loopholes that permit the testing of household ingredients on animals where there is no regulatory requirement and ban the sale of finished household products tested on animals elsewhere in the world within the UK. Add other products commonly used in the home and garden to the ban, including disinfectants and weed killers.

Ask Labour to set a deadline for ending all chemical ingredient testing on animals, like they said they would.

The animals would say thank you if they had a voice.

Helen Taylor, Malvern

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