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‘Too many like the good things without accepting that they cost.’


Prime Minister Keir Starmer Meets With Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves At Downing Street

Some people want this country to have it all, but they don’t want to pay to improve it, a reader says (Picture: HOLLIE ADAMS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Who will pay for what needs to be fixed?

Richard (MetroTalk, Mon) says Sir Keir Starmer should take a leaf out of Donald Trump’s book and put our citizens first rather than ‘treating us as cash cows’.

This government has vowed to fix the foundations of society and to do so will need money. So other than its businesses and citizens, where does Richard thinks the money comes from?

I suspect those who complain about taxes see no contradiction in also wanting excellent schools, transport, homes, hospitals etc.

Today, too many like the good things without accepting that they cost. B Dhadli, London

A lower tier associate subscription to the EU

Something like Switzerland has (Picture:Halil Sagirkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Carlos (MetroTalk, Mon) can’t see how we rebuild EU relations without rejoining.

One model is the European Single Market and Customs Union access 
enjoyed by non-members, such as Norway and Switzerland.

To use Carlos’s social club analogy – think of it as a lower-tier associate subscription offering many benefits but without the opportunity to sit on the members’ decision-making committee.

Still, that’s safer than standing alone outside the club in the dark, freezing cold and with the threat of being mugged by a thug with an American accent.

Once back inside, warm and socialising again with friends, maybe we’ll decide it’s worth renewing our full member, all-the-benefits club subscription.

There’s a petition on parliament’s website asking MPs to debate whether we should rejoin the EU.

‘Countries would not tolerate us receiving member benefits from the EU for free,’ says Carlos. True. But only Leave campaigners ever told you we could get them without paying a penny. One of their many lies. Peter Brown, Bradford

Could £1B actually boost bus services?

Should more be done to stop motorists parking in bus stops and lanes? (Picture: Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

I hope that the £1billion boost to bus services (Metro, Mon) is spent wisely. For example, on more bus lanes and traffic signals that give priority to buses.

Also, how about more fines for motorists who park at bus stops and in bus lanes? Roger Smith, Witham

Can the state be trusted with a life or death decision?

When it comes to legalising assisted dying, I doubt Gareth (MetroTalk, Mon) – who talked about his mother’s suffering at the end of her life – and I would have any real disagreement, but we still would vote differently on the bill.

How so? I also faced a harrowing experience with my mother who had advanced Parkinson’s – we simply could not get any Surrey care home to ensure she got something to drink every day.

We had to give up our lives to go in and do it ourselves, while forking out a grand a week in fees. Some time down the line, it dawned …read more

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