'Letters to the Editor'
Dear Editor, Why is it that people feel the need to display their christmas trees and put up decorations in the middle of November?. Young children get excited enough about christmas and when they have weeks to wait until santa arrives with their presents, it must be a headache for the parents. I think there should be a ban on christmas decorations being displayed anywhere until the 1st December, that way we will not feel the pressure to get involved until a realistic time.
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Dear Editor, What a wonderful event the BBC bring to our screens with 'Children in Need' fundraising appeal. On the morning of the broadcast I watched with excitement when the announcers were giving us a taste of what to expect that evening. As I live in Scotland I was disappointed to find that we were subjected to an evening of an uninteresting and badly presented programme by BBC Scotland with the ocassional clip of events taking place in London. Why the need to have a separate programme when the BBC are already broacasting from London beats me.
Name and address withheld.
Dear Editor, With the Scottish Parliament and Local Authority elections taking place next May, there is a lot of speculation regarding how the results will affect Scotland. If the Scottish National Party win the Scottish Parliament elections, Scotland will become independent, but surely Proportional Representation was introduced to ensure there is not one overruling body. A similar system applies to Local Authority Elections. Oh well, next May should be rather fun not just for the electorate but the people administering the process.
Mrs Irene Traynor, Scottish Borders
