Is the Labour government the ‘party of war’?

Is the Labour government the ‘party of war’? Letters Editor Letters Editor Published November 20, 2025 7:00pm Share this article via whatsappShare this article via xCopy the link to this article.Link is copiedShare this article via facebook Comment now Comments Readers debate AI music, the Labour party’s plans for defence and Trump’s treatment of reporters (Picture: Getty Images)

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Is AI music really that bad?

Regarding the outcry about AI being used to make songs, in particular after AI ‘artists’ Breaking Rust and Xania Monet topped the charts (Metro, Wed).

For the past 40 or so years, artists have been using electronic synthesisers, drum machines and autotune and now, because AI is out in front as the ‘singer’, it’s seen as a bad thing. Maybe now real musicians will be better thought of instead of the repetitive noise we have now. Lou Woodman, Romford

Reader criticises Labour’s defence secretary

So defence secretary John Healey believes spending £1.5billion making munitions and explosives makes Labour the ‘party of defence’ (Metro, Wed).

Surely he means the party of war. Roger, Wolverhampton

Reader backs Labour’s plans to ban pricey resales of live tickets

This reader says scammers are ripping off music lovers online (Picture: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Regarding the government’s ban on live tickets being resold at inflated prices (Metro, Wed).

Housing minister Steve Reed says people end up paying ‘through the nose’ for gigs and sporting events.

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It is about time an enterprising firm took on the touts and resale sites and sold physical, non-resale tickets only. The use of tech to buy tickets just makes it easier for scammers to rip off music lovers.
Ali, London

Are double-barrelled names a sign of the times?

I have become increasingly aware of the prevalence of double-barrelled names.

It is obviously a generational trend as they were rare around 20 years ago.

I’m wondering where this is going to. Will we have treble-barrelled names next? Molly Neville, Sheffield

‘Better check the Epstein files’, says reader

‘Quiet, piggy’ said Donald Trump to the reporter (MetroTalk, Thu).

I wonder where he’s said that before… better check the Epstein files! Alexis, Bristol

This reader urges the files to be checked (Picture: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Paul the Poet strikes again

Trump’et / Piggies flew in the sky / To defy the Boar’s cry / They did write of thy boar / Of his word’d war. Paul The Poet, via text

Reader says ‘bus journeys are not easy for anyone who’s visual or hearing impaired’

Ann Smith (MetroTalk, Wed) wonders how annoying it must be for bus drivers (let alone other passengers) to repeatedly hear people ringing the bell when it’s already been rung.

On our local buses the ‘ding’ is barely audible and the dot matrix displays have been replaced with fancy screens that are either showing adverts half the time or not working. Audio announcements are hit and miss, too.

So bus journeys are not easy for anyone who’s visual or hearing impaired, or even just unfamiliar with the area. Claire, Brighton

This reader really hates birthdays

This reader says birthdays are futile (Picture: Getty Images)

You ask us to send in our views. I’m not quite sure how this works or what I’m supposed to give my opinion on, or what topic, rather. So here’s an opinion off the top of my head – too many people celebrate their birthdays.

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I believe celebrating birthdays is the acme of futility.

You are celebrating a day that happens to be the date you left a womb. You’re seeing this day through no effort of your own, you haven’t achieved anything. It’s time we stopped celebrating mediocrity. Setting, achieving and subsequently celebrating goals is the only way we can flourish as individuals. Farhan, via email

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