Are green policies really working? One reader thinks not – your letters, plus a throwback to Shrewsbury Town's title win in 1979

​My issue with green argument

I must take issue with Angela Terry on the benefit of “Going Green”, as far as I can see there are very few.

We have the most expensive energy in the world, and our landscape is about to be blighted by more and more pylons and solar farms, financed by consumers, with massive bills for electricity and gas.

There are huge reserves of gas, oil, and coal under the UK that could bring energy bills down by two thirds if developed.

Meanwhile, waste materials such as plastic and old tyres can be turned into oil, as happens in Pakistan, instead of landfilling the stuff.

I prefer to listen to Toby Neal, whose common sense approach in the Star blasts the silly “Green” policy out of the water!

W F Kerswell, Picklescott

What wildlife for our notes?

I've spent the whole day pondering this.

It seems we have run out heroes/ heroines for our bank notes and soon we we will have cute little images of wildlife on our fivers.

Presumably this will give increased confidence to us users and impress foreigners.

So come on folks, before I contact the Bank of England with my demands, may I have some serious suggestions?

Maybe wolves (currently introduced to kill lambs) foxes, hedgehogs (p'raps not they are on the way out) badgers, rats, ferrets to impress the northerners, etc?

Personally I'm a dog, robin or greater crested newt person but I'm open to all suggestions.

Actually, judging by the state of the nation, possibly a dormouse might oblige.

Alan M Etheridge, Midlands

Road blighted by flytipping

There is a road that leads towards the A449 that is an area blighted by fly tippers.

And now shock, horror, for the past few weeks there for all to see is an abandoned scrapped caravan stuffed with all sorts of rubbish.

Is it not time after all the other incidents of fly tipping and cost to the council tax payer that cameras are covertly positioned.

They should be designed to catch these people who believe it is okay to dump their rubbish.

When and if caught they must be fined accordingly to the actual cost of removing their fly tipped foul rubbish. They should not be given a penalty that is well below that cost.

We should also confiscate any vehicles they used to dump the rubbish.

Pete Lowe, Midlands

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