Israel marches,
defence cuts and
why our veterans voted Remain

Here’s what our readers have to say (Photo by Henry Nicholls / AFP)

Why are there no marches for other conflicts in the UK?

A reader shares their view as to why no one is marching against Iran and clarifies why people chose to protest against the Israel – Hamas war in the first place. Are they correct in saying that both sides of our government are supportive of Israel?

Meanwhile, readers discuss the UK’s military cuts, what should be the next injustice to be depicted onscreen why after the success of Mr Bates vs The Post Office and why the country’s World War Two veterans voted to remain in the EU.

Share your thoughts in the comments.

George Curley (MetroTalk, Mon) congratulates South Africa on taking to the International Court of Justice to accuse Israel of genocidal acts in Gaza.

Can we take it that Mr Curley agrees with Israel, that Hamas are terrorists who murdered, massacred, raped and kidnapped Israelis?

If so, could he please enlighten us as
to how he thinks Israel should have responded to the utterly evil and depraved attack on its citizens? Rob, Reading

It’s ironic that defence secretary Grant Shapps is lecturing us on the importance of defence (Metro, Tue) when last week it was reported that the Royal Marines landing ships HMS Albion and Bulwark are to be mothballed.

The Navy cannot send its aircraft carriers on deployment due to a lack of support ships and the government recently sold off the RAF fleet of Hercules transport aircraft. No government has cut the military as much as the Tory party. T, Glasgow

Yet again some of the most powerful countries are bombing one of the poorest.

Share prices in BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin have risen two per cent since the initial US-UK attack on Yemen [carried out in response to attacks from Houthi rebels on commercial shipping in the Red Sea].

According to the latest Unicef quarterly SitRep for Yemen, 11,100,000 children and 10,500,000 adults are in need of humanitarian assistance.

The Unicef 2023 appeal is short by $351million. Will those who’ve profited make a donation? Geoff Moore, Alness

Older people didn’t all vote Leave

A reader shares why his father voted to remain in the EU (Credits: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

There has been some debate here about Brexit and older voters – whether they backed leaving and whether they have changed their mind.

I’m 61 and have always thought it was a terrible idea.

I’ve travelled a lot for work over the years and it was pretty clear that Brexit would make that harder and also damage the UK’s imports and exports to its main trading partners, sabotaging the economy.

My dad, a World War II veteran, voted Remain and told me he believed the EC (as it was) and EU (as it’s become) had, for all its faults, prevented war in western Europe post-World War II.

He said that after seeing the devastation caused by war at first hand, it was something he never wanted to see again. It’s worth remembering that research shows most World War II veterans voted Remain, so it’s not quite accurate to say that older people voted Leave.

A lot of people are waking up to the fact that they were conned by a package of lies from those promoting Leave.

From our shambolic government’s performance over the past few years and the struggling UK economy, it’s very evident how poorly Brexit was planned and how much damage it has wreaked on the country. Mike Woof, Brixton

I am an older person who voted Remain but is really pleased that Brexit happened.

I only have to look at the economic mess the EU is in, their appalling conduct during Covid, its handling of the Ukraine crisis and now the Red Sea crisis – as well as the corruption and huge infighting amongst its members. Good riddance, that’s what I say. Mark, London

What other injustices can TV bring to light?

William Brown Jr was killed in a hit and run on December 6 as he went to fetch a football from the road by his home (Picture: SWNS/PA)

Now the Post Office docudrama has opened the door to justice by television, may we have more programmes concerning tragedies affecting us all that are rarely if ever rectified, even after years of grief and protests?

As a start, I’d recommend the death of William Brown Jr in a hit-and-run horror (Metro, Mon). Collecting his football, the little seven-year-old was killed in a road crash, to which nobody had initially owned up.

Children today have nothing like the freedoms that earlier generations had enjoyed at his age. Too often tragedies such as hit and run soon become history except for the child’s family and friends. Antony Porter, London

Someone referring to themselves as ‘I Quit’ (MetroTalk, Tue) said they had failed to give up cigarettes for the ‘umpteenth time’. Try again! Aside from the medical issues, it’s too expensive.

I had Covid for the second time in December and this time It’s helping me stop smoking. I didn’t like the taste or smell. Thanks, Covid. Jo, Hampshire

I travelled on the No.65 bus from Kew Bridge to Ealing Broadway in London On Sunday afternoon.

I estimate that a quarter of the passengers evaded payment by entering through the door midway down the bus.

Worse still, the bus was full, which resulted in people willing to pay the fare not being able to get on.

This is manifestly unfair. Since there is CCTV on buses, could facial recognition be used to track and trace offenders? Robert Hall, London

Metro should highlight the dangers of e-scooters, which are killing and injuring pedestrians. E-scooters and e-bikes have been banned from Transport for London’s rail and bus network.

What are the police doing? Nothing.

They are too busy ‘taking the knee’ and making sure eco-zealots are comfortable while glued to the roads. One solution is a walking stick deployed strategically as the rogue e-scooter whizzes past. Clark Cross, Linlithgow

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Why are there no marches for other conflicts in the UK?