By:
Miri |
February 22, 2021 |
One CommentDear [names], Re: coronavirus protocols I am writing to you regarding my son/daughter, [name], who is due to return to year [number] in [month]. [Name] has been very happy at [school name] and is looking forward to returning next month. Thanks to you and the other staff for everything you've done to make his/her journey […]
By:
Miri |
February 16, 2021 |
5 CommentsDear [employer name], I am writing to you in reference to recent multiple press reports concerning the possibility of "vaccine passports" - that is to say, certification of Covid vaccination status, on which certain liberties - such as retaining employment or returning to the workplace - may become dependent. While many government ministers, including the […]
By:
Miri |
February 11, 2021 |
No CommentsDear Dr. [name], I am writing to you regarding the COVID-19 vaccination programme, which your surgery has taken a very keen, and entirely unsolicited, interest in promoting to me. I do not wish to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, nor do I wish to be the recipient of any further communication from you regarding this, or any […]
By:
Miri |
February 8, 2021 |
No CommentsDear [names], I am writing to you in regards to the current Covid-19 vaccination programme, that several colleagues have indicated they are actively promoting to clients. I am concerned that such expectations may be placed upon me, too. I would like to record formally and in writing that I am unwilling to participate in such promotional […]
By:
Miri |
December 15, 2020 |
No CommentsDear Editor, I subscribe to your newspaper on behalf of my children, aged _ and _. They are avid readers, and very much enjoy having their own newspaper, greatly looking forward to its arrival each week. I am ordinarily very happy with the standard of journalism and the age-appropriate articles included, which prompt much interesting […]
By:
Miri |
November 30, 2020 |
One CommentDear [name], I am writing to you regarding a deeply distressing incident that occurred on [date] when I attempted to visit the surgery to attend a smear test appointment, following abnormal results, two biopsies and laser treatment. Although my results following treatment had been normal, this situation, as you can imagine, is a source of ongoing distress and disquiet […]
By:
Miri |
September 16, 2025 |
No CommentsOne of many and various misdemeanours I have taken my shambolic local council to task for is their shameful divisive promotion of a "far-right riot" that wasn't. Back when riots were all the rage (at least, as far as the propaganda press was concerned), a breathless fear-based memo quickly spread around social media, penned by […]
By:
Miri |
September 6, 2025 |
No CommentsWhen I was at school, my French teacher, Mrs. Mealor, had a bit of a problem with controlling the class, as seems to be an occupational hazard for the tutelage of the Gallic dialect (maybe it's the melodic, lyrical nature of the language, as it seems German teachers have no such problems...). When various threats […]
By:
Miri |
July 31, 2025 |
No CommentsOne of the most instructive exercises I've ever undertaken in understanding how the mainstream media really works came via writing a letter of complaint to the Daily Mail in April 2019. My letter read as follows: Dear Sirs, I read an article in your online newspaper today entitled 'Research scientist, 28, reveals her horror at […]
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Miri |
June 22, 2025 |
No CommentsWho remembers the bizarre insistences of teachers at school that we must all wrap our textbooks in wallpaper? That - both the wallpaper and the textbooks - were two of the many scholastic rituals I was thrilled to leave behind when I finally got through my 12-year incarceration of government schooling, and I didn't expect […]