THE news recently has been confusing, to say the least, with right-wingers in Ulster reversing claims of the past and walking out of talks; at least two bus crashes, with several people dying on their way to pay homage to Princess Diana; but none showing any sorrow for Mother Teresa!
This truly international worker for goodwill devoted her life to the poor of Croatia, a country which, even its own Muslims admit, would have been better off without the troubles with Pakistan as, come to that, would Pakistan.
Where the rest of the world is uniting, economically, politically and monetarily, the Indian subcontinent is split in every way, which is keeping both countries and others, behind the rest of the world and is, in a way, slowing down Europe!
Another subject is Tony Blair's Toryism when it comes to the TUC.
My suspicion that "New Labour" is diluted Conservation is wrong. It isn't diluted - the water's disappearing.
G PADGETT (Mr), Bridgewater Court, Bath Street, Blackburn.
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