ID cards

So, Lord Goldsmith is suggesting school leavers should swear their allegiance to Queen and country.

'I’m thrilled about the Rose'

I would like to comment on Lydia Browne's letter published last week, about the Rose Theatre.

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Talking about nuclear disarmament

People sometimes talk as if - with the end of the Cold War in the 1990s - nuclear weapons had become "so last year".

Recycle plan is welcome

I hope I'm not alone in welcoming Kingston Council's new recycling scheme and looking forward to it being rolled out in my area.

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Help for children turned away from first choice school

Many parents have been disappointed with the schools that their children have been allocated this year.

	Friendly theatre staff is key to success
	Like your correspondent Lydia Browne (Letters, March 12), I too was taken aback by the stark and utilitarian appearance of the Rose Theatre when I first walked through its doors.

Ask questions over fortnightly collections

As a resident of north Nottinghamshire, I feel I can offer my experience of fortnightly rubbish collection, as we have had it since 2005.

Council ‘totally unaccountable’ for years of above-inflation tax hikes

Your picture (March 6) of Councillor Osbourne proudly showing the 2008 tax being just within inflation only tells half a story.

'Be afraid of this council'

I'd heard that Kingston Council was strapped for cash after paying for the Rose Theatre, New Malden High Street and the long ongoing repairs, plus having to put so much by for the council's gold-plated pension fund, but I didn't realise how bad things were until it started targeting household parking.

Drive charge is a headache

Those living just outside Kingston have little to worry about Brian Paddick's pledge to introduce a £10 charge for driving into the greater London area.

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