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Readers weigh in on the Beckham drama
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Reader praises Canadian Prime Minister
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney addressed the Donald Trump presidency in his speech at Davos on Tuesday.
‘You cannot live within the lie of mutual benefits of integration,’ he said, ‘when integration becomes the source of your subordination.’
This is the most profound and insightful call to arms that has been uttered in the Trump era. Yes, a strategic pivot will take time. Yes, it will be costly. Yes, there will be pain to be suffered by us all. But it is the essential move in the fight against American imperialism and the development of a new axis of evil under the banner of Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’.
Trump has invited Vladmir Putin’s Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and Israel to become members, with him at its head. The UK is considering its invitation.
Sir Keir Starmer, if you read this, please align the UK on the side of Mark Carney and his vision for a new world. Roger Morris, Mitcham
This reader points out the importance of the health of British children
Your report on the abysmal health of British children should prompt sober reflection (Metro, Thu).
The Commons health and social care committee warned that rising obesity, missed vaccines, high levels of tooth decay and increasing risk of life-threatening diseases mean our children have ‘some of the worst health outcomes in Europe’.
As regarding obesity, children mirror the society they live in. Perhaps we could start by changing our long-held perception of good old Santa as a jolly overweight or obese figure. Dr Cosmas Odoemena, London
‘The Tories who have been joining Reform have all, in my experience, been those who have seemed particularly nasty’, says reader
The Tories who have been joining Reform have all, in my experience, been those who have seemed particularly nasty.
With this in mind, I’m predicting the next defectors to Reform as follows – Kwasi Kwarteng, Stephen Crabb, the married couple of Philip Davies and Esther McVey, Mark Francois, Suella Braverman and Grant Shapps. Charlie Parrett, Stoke
Reader has no sympathy for Brooklyn Beckham
Regarding ‘Bexit’ – the now public feud between Brooklyn Beckham and his parents – Adam Miller (Metro, Wed) says Brooklyn has ‘been exploited to help build and preserve “Brand Beckham” his whole life’. Really?
Nonsense! He’s done nothing to help anyone other than himself.
That he had to toe the line as a minor under his parents’ guardianship is not a hardship! It’s normal. Agatha, Surrey
‘We shouldn’t revel in the Beckham’s misery’, says reader
As Adam Miller says, the world can be a depressing place but I don’t think that gives us an excuse to revel in the Beckhams’ misery. A fun game any Metro reader can play instead could have been found next door to Adam’s column – Today In History. It started with the year 304 and then jumped to 1793 – 1,489 years. Is this a record? Chris Miller, Chigwell
This reader doesn’t care about Bexit
Adam says he hasn’t met anyone who doesn’t have an opinion on Bexit. So I just wanted to say hello. Fin, Manchester
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