THREAT OF UNITE STRIKE DURING LONDON OLYMPICS

The Unite Union, one of the UK's largest trade unions, is threatening to go on strike during the London 2012 Olympics. So they are threatening to undermine what looks like will be one of few occasions for nationwide celebration at the moment, and bring further doom and gloom when we already have enough of that! Not believing the British public are suffering enough with economic concerns and a constant flow of bad news; they want to humiliate Britain on the world stage during one of the few optimistic occasions currently featuring on the evening news- I'm sure the public will be very sympathetic, as they are considering spoiling an event they have paid millions for and have eagerly awaited for several years. And this by people who, in this day and age, are relatively fortunate to have jobs in the first place. If they're not happy with their jobs, I'm confident there are many unemployed across the country who would happily swap places.

I don't oppose protests if they are peaceful and don't punish the public- but they often manage to tick at least one of these boxes. These are often disputes between a union and the government or an employer; yet the general public are the ones who are punished the most. It is a shame they plan to blackmail Britain during a once-in-a-lifetime experience for many people.

ABDELBASET AL-MEGRAHI STILL GOING...

Three years on since his release on compassionate grounds, and Mr Al-Megrahi seems set to outlive many of us, despite only apparently having months, if not weeks, to live on his release. Known as the "Lockerbie bomber", he was imprisoned for coordinating an act of terrorism in 1988 when a plane was detonated in mid-flight, killing innocent passengers aboard, as well as those killed when the plane crashed in Lockerbie, Scotland. It's shameful in the first place that a man responsible for the deaths of many innocent people should be released for political reasons, under the facade of 'compassion'- the man who clearly displayed none during the execution of innocent people. To add insult to injury, he was given a hero's welcome back in Libya and has even outlived the leader, Colonal Gaddafi, who greeted him on his return.

It seems wrong that a man guilty of such terrible crimes should experience generous treatment for political reasons, when others committing lesser crimes have been punished more, all on public display for the families of his victims to see.