Letters

Spurtle welcomes correspondence from named readers. Anonymous or pseudonymous correspondence will not be published. The Editor reserves the right to cut or adjust letters for reasons of space or clarity.

Pavement prioritisation Thursday, 2 February 2012 Dear Spurtle Your correspondent from Pilrig could have saved himself a lot of time, money and effort in trying to find out how road and pavement repairs are prioritised by asking... Read more	Camp benefits Wednesday, 11 January 2012 Dear Spurtle I really cannot see what the problem is with the 'Occupy' camps which have been set up in cities such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Bristol and Sheffield. ... Read more
Banking on an increase Thursday, 29 December 2011 Dear Spurtle I was astounded to learn that Scottish local government minister Derek Mackay has frozen councillors' pay for another year. I was impressed by the... Read more	Strong support for small pillar Tuesday, 20 December 2011 Dear Spurtle I read your short article about Real Foods [Breaking news,... Read more
Measured response Tuesday, 13 December 2011 Dear Spurtle Now that we are in the season where dissemination of accurate information about weather conditions can mean the difference between life and death, I can only hope... Read more	Support same-sex marriage Friday, 2 December 2011 Dear Spurtle The Scottish Government is currently consulting on whether or not we should allow same-sex marriage in Scotland. A well funded anti-equality campaign was launched yesterday... Read more
OFF PITCH Wednesday, 23 November 2011 Dear Spurtle The Scottish Government's attempts to legislate against 'offensive behaviour' at football matches demonstrates their total lack of understanding of what is... Read more	Camping intents Friday, 4 November 2011 Dear Spurtle The exposed solum in Princes Street is a welcome sign that Edinburgh's tram project has resumed with a vengeance. But should the Council really be permitting... Read more
Does cover theft strike a chord? Tuesday, 27 September 2011 Dear Spurtle I have resided in Bellevue Road for a great number of years and have just returned from holiday to find that, for the third time, the cover on my front-garden bench has... Read more	Drawing a line Monday, 19 September 2011 Dear Spurtle With estimated costs of the Edinburgh to Galashiels railway line steaming rapidly towards £300 million, surely now is the time to pull the plug on this White Elephant?... Read more