Letters: Astonished that there is no mention of 'first female Prime Minister' on Grantham statue

For those who visit Grantham, perhaps from foreign lands, and who have little knowledge of British Politics, they will be none the wiser of why she merits (or not, in some people’s eyes) a huge statue on a very high plinth.

Why this grave omission? Surely this should be rectified as soon as possible? The high cost surrounding this statue should surely have included such important information with the relevant dates.

B. Warne

Grantham

Stick the statue where you want

Why all the fuss about an unflattering statue of a famous woman so embarrassed by her home town that she didn’t even want to live here during her glory days?

Stick it where you like as far as I’m concerned even if she did lose me the best job I ever had.

What we should be doing is to scrap the Thatcher baloney and launch the biggest protest ever against the deadly downgrading and eventual destruction of our once great hospital.

Led by SKDC, the Journal and all the other brave protesters who have so far failed to stop the clinical clowns and their dictators in Westminster and Lincoln, give them the shock of their lives.

Show them Grantham is not as boring as they thought.

Give us back the all-inclusive hospital we deserve.

What did I tell you in my former Journal column - not lies, because it’s all happening as I said it would.

Peter Clawson

Welham Street

Grantham

Make sure you are protesting for the right reason

I defend the right for anyone to protest but at least you should understand what you are protesting about.

Margaret Thatcher was in power from 1979 to 1990 some 32 years ago. Taking that you would normally be 18 years old to understand politics you would have to be at least 49 years old. How many of the protesters are under that age. If you are going to protest please make certain that you are are protesting for the right reason and not being used by someone out for political

gain .

She may have not got everything right but we would not be in this mess with Europe or strikes with her in power. When she spoke World leaders listened, unlike today.

This country was in a mess when she took power and she turned it around. Remember this when your holiday is cancelled because of strikes by the rail or airports workers. I remember. I am 75 years old.

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Working people are facing inflation double whammy

I think that Rod Hatherill (Journal Letters, June 24) has missed the point about the RMT strike.

He presents it as an attempt to “bring down the government”. Well, I think it’s a funny sort of coup when the trains are actually running most days of the week. His analogy with the coal industry is the 1980s is also misplaced, as it was the strikers who were actually trying to save the industry, not the other way around. However, he is right to call out the Labour Party leadership’s refusal to back the striking workers. It is indeed “shameful” that a party that was created by trade unions to give working people a voice in parliament is refusing to back such a clear cut case. (I accept that there are some Labour Party members who are supporting the RMT, including some MPs, but they are not the people running the Labour Party at the moment.)

Working people are currently facing an inflation double whammy. Firstly, food and fuel prices are going up, partly caused by the war in Ukraine. The second is the rising inflation in the price of assets (property, shares etc) and in company profits.

Unlike the war, this has been going on for over a decade, while wages have generally flat-lined, or even declined. This year, most people in work are being offered below inflation pay rises, including on the railways. It is time for ordinary working people to stand up and demand a fair share. If that means that few rich parasites have to make do with slightly smaller profits, so be it. The RMT are going first, because they have one of the best organised unions. For the rest of us, it’s simple. If you are not in a union, join. If you already are, then persuade your colleagues to join. Let’s take back what is ours.

John Morgan

Harrowby Road

Grantham

Are they taking the crumpet?

Whilst reading the letters (Journal, June 24), I read with interest the comments of

David Taylor about the price increase at Asda to inflate tyres, from 30p to 50p.

Are Asda taking the biscuit? was the comment.

I believe Sainsbury’s must be taking the crumpet as they have also now started to charge to inflate your tyres. It always used to be free.

So this is definitely an increase. Seems we drivers can’t win.

Sue Walton

Kingscliffe Road

Grantham

Thanks to all who made it a very successful night

Anne and Paul (Podge) Turner would like to thank everyone for supporting the Summertime Special.

We would like to thank the artists Mowtown Motions, Paula Burrows and Mr Terry Carey, also our resident compere Mr Brian Duller.

Thanks to Mrs Karren Duller and her staff for their hard work behind the bar.

We would also like to thank the people who donated raffle prizes - Arrowquip, Kesteven Skips, Glen Esk Flowers, Cinco Lounge, Kitchen and Coffee, Moy Park, Tea Shop, The red Lion at Newton, Woody’s, Mrs Julie Atter, Mrs Agnes Kelly and Sally and Steve’s Dance School.

On the night, £600 was raised for the air ambulance and £200 for Gonerby Friendship Club and Mr Neil Kavanagh (£200).

Paul and Anne thank you all for your support.

Paul and Anne Turner