Royal Wedding
AS MAY 19 fast approaches, royal watchers will be asking two questions:
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What royal title will Prince Harry, rather Prince Henry, receive and secondly, will be be made a Knight of the Garter, Britain’s oldest and highest order of knighthood? It is likely he will be made a Duke?
Prince Edward, who recently visited Tasmania, was made an Earl two rungs down from a Duke, but he will eventually become the Duke of Edinburgh.
Alternatively to being made a Knight of the Garter, Harry could be promoted from Knight Commander to Knight Grand Cross in the Royal Victorian Order also a personal gift from the Queen and give him a beauiful blue sash trimmed with red and white.
Are Australians interested in the wedding? I bet you they are.
Prince Harry represents the Australian larrikin in the royal family, they appear a delightful young couple and the ladies will be anxious to see Meghan’s wedding dress.
Believe it or not, I voted for a Republic in 1999.
Malcolm Scott, Newstead.
Thankyou
REVELATIONS in the banking royal commission show AMP was prepared to charge clients for services never provided, and misled the Australian Securities and Investments Commission about it.
Let us remember the Liberal Party was keen to avoid this royal commission, which has found the regulators are ineffective.
Of course the financial services royal commission is just the latest.
Tony Abbott was always staunchly opposed to the royal commission into child sexual abuse, which has exposed hundreds of horror stories and cover-ups.
So what royal commissions do the Liberals support? Well, anything that attacks unions or their political opponents is good for them, be it home insulation or building unions.
As long as the Liberal Party is rewarded for this behaviour with voter support, they will continue to treat we citizens as battery hens.
Peter Lloyd, Reedy Marsh.
Banking Commission
SO IT has started, a few top executives fall on their swords and the institutions issue apologies.
But, how many of these scapegoats actually oversaw the sneaky tricks their underlings have performed?
How many of these dirty tricks were perpetrated by employees to make their own sales figures look good, how much of it was ordered by middle management to boost ratings?
The sacking of the high-ups is just a smoke screen for the real problems of greed and the by product of job insecurity that many of the low employees feel.
You don't fix the problems of the banking industry by sacking a few high-ups who undoubtedly have hefty termination clauses in their contracts.
This is just smoke and mirrors to get away from the need to pay out huge compensation claims that will surely come in light of these admissions.
Ken Terry, Bridport
Launceston CBD
I WAS interested to read Reg Pontin's remarks (Letters, The Examiner, April 20) regarding the empty shops and parking fees.
Parking fees is why we do not visit Launceston’s central business district when visiting. We also avoid Devonport when possible .
The soon-to-be infamous Living City debacle at Devonport will do nothing to save Devonport's CBD unfortunately.
Devonport's Rooke and Stewart streets were 10 times busier when the town's population was a mere 7000.
Take a trip to Latrobe or Ulverstone. No parking meters and the CBDs are thriving.
John Cole, Shearwater.
Disabled Parking
WHY not place cameras at parking bays intended for people with disabilities?
The use of such accessible areas for people who are not disabled is actually a crime with offenders subject to a fine.
This measure would deter this low act, raise funds from those who believe disabled parking is for their able bodied privilege and seen as a sign of goodwill that would distract from recent controversies.
Davis Seecamp, Trevallyn.
Pork Barrels
I SEE (The Examiner, April 20) that the federal minister for pork barreling Christopher Pyne has gifted South Australia yet another defence contract.
Saab defence and security is to develop "situational awareness systems", for our new patrol boats.
The work will be carried out in SA and create another 50 jobs in Adelaide.
It's a pity our federal representatives, (both past and present), have failed to learn from him, and achieved similar results for our state.
Peter Carroll, East Devonport.
Lost Phone
I WOULD like to sincerely thank the gentleman who handed in my mobile phone, which I left in the downstairs toilet in the Launceston library last week.
Very much appreciated, thank you.
Nealma Steptowe, Ross.
National Honesty
THE Prime Minister says Australians believe in everyone being given a fair go.
He goes as far as to say that it is in our DNA.
This is a myth.
How financial institutions treat their customers suggests that the corporate world doesn't share this national characteristic and the cricket cheating disgrace in South Africa suggests that it doesn't extend to sporting fields.
The ongoing discrimination against Aborigines and the shameful treatment of refugees add to the lie.
Rod Fenner, Launceston.