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No apology will ever right 'historical forced adoption', says reader
Parliament’s education committee says the government must provide an unqualified formal apology to all those affected by historical forced adoption.
Better late than never I suppose – but it is only right that the government should apologise for the appalling policy which forced young unmarried mothers – around 200,000 of them – to surrender their babies for adoption. (Between 1949 and 1976, babies were taken from unmarried mums and placed for adoption in England and Wales due to a culture of shame regarding pregnancy outside marriage).
Those women whose babies were forcibly taken from them must also receive apologies from the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of Westminster on behalf of the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church, whose un-Christian teachings undoubtedly influenced those who implemented what can only be described as mass child abduction. But, however heartfelt the apologies, it will hardly make up for the lifelong pain and suffering inflicted upon their victims by self-righteous, heartless, callous religious zealots. No amount of apologising will bring back their babies. Bob Readman, Sevenoaks
UK should ‘generate electricity from tidal and wave power’, says reader
Tony B writes about harnessing water in our streams and rivers to generate electricity (Metro, Thu). I have been asking for years why, as an island surrounded by tidal seas and rivers, we don’t generate electricity from tidal and wave power. The Thames Barrier sits there on a tidal river doing nothing mostly– it could surely be adapted to generate electricity. Tony Papard, London
This reader thinks there would be problems…
While the concept of hydroelectric power from streams is appealing, in practice there are some problems.
I know of one local scheme currently (no pun intended) in operation in Stockport but it requires volunteers to regularly remove detritus (leaves, small branches etc,) from screen filters. The output is modest at best and in long dry spells, virtually nil. J Barber, via email
Do the UK’s aircraft carries ‘look like toys’?
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President Donald Trump said it, but even I had the thought that the UK’s HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince Of Wales aircraft carriers do indeed look like ‘toy’ ships compared with the massive aircraft carriers that are used to protect other nations (Metro, Fri). Maybe the UK is happy with its toy ships as Spain, Italy, France and others are nearby if a bailout is needed.
You can make whatever fun of him and his candid manner but there’s no denying the point Trump is making. Raj, Harrow
Would recession be down to the war?
If we go into recession it’s nothing to do with the war in the Middle East – it’s down to Labour’s economic policies. James Bradshaw, London
Morgan McSweeney’s data ‘concerning Peter Mandelson’s appointment appears to have been lost’
We learn that Downing Street’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney’s phone has been stolen. How unfortunate as WhatsApp material concerning Peter Mandelson’s appointment appears to have been lost. Is it Labour incompetence or something more sinister? Molly Neville, Sheffield
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