"Some days, I wonder what sort of country we live in. A London woman is threatened with a 150 fine for pouring some coffee dregs down a drain, with the suggestion that this amounted to polluting the waterways (Report, 22 October), yet water companies regularly dump countless millions of gallons of raw sewage with impunity."
"Reading John Harris's heart-rending piece on the housing shortage in Liverpool (Opinion, 19 October), I couldn't help but wonder what might have been achieved if the 800m spent on Everton Football Club's new stadium had instead been put into providing decent homes. Society has some bizarre priorities. Another Stourbridge Shuttle stalwart (Letters, 16 October) deserves a mention my mother-in-law, Jo Aldred, its celebrated 5 millionth passenger."
A London woman faced a 150 fine for pouring coffee dregs down a drain amid suggestions of polluting waterways, while water companies regularly discharge millions of gallons of raw sewage. An £800m spend on a new Everton stadium is contrasted with the inability to provide decent homes in Liverpool, implying misplaced priorities. The Stourbridge Shuttle marked a five millionth passenger, Jo Aldred, with a playful link to George the station cat's wisdom. A Bradford note links pigeons and peregrines to a former Pakistani restaurant called the Shaheen. Theatre is wryly described as posh people shouting at posh people. Readers are invited to email opinions for consideration for publication.
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