York Resident Voices: From Viking History to Political Views

Someone asks if York’s Viking Poo Week will include city walks. The sender hopes they’ll see hidden paths, as walking needs care in York. D.M. Deamer wrote from Penleys Grove Street, Monkgate, York.

John Zimnoch thinks the Archbishop should have quit. They say Peter Rickaby’s opinion is valid, even if non-conformist. Many others, including clergy, agree with Rickaby’s view. Zimnoch believes abused people would agree too. Zimnoch wrote from Osbaldwick, York.

Derek Reed says the UK government is almost nine months old. He says Trump’s USA changes are bigger. Reed believes things changed a lot, and not for the better.

He thinks Trump has barely started this. Reed lives in Middlethorpe Drive, York.

Geoffrey Brooking praises Labour’s NHS appointment pledge. He says they delivered it early, despite negative media. Waiting lists are down after Tory rule.

Brooking thinks Wes Streeting did well quickly. He says Tories lied about new hospitals. Brooking wrote from Saxley Court, Havant, Hampshire.

Hospices need more support to meet rising demand. Some people get care only through will donations. This need grows with an aging population.

Research shows most people think hospices deserve more. Few have considered a will gift, though. Catherine Bosworth urges people to donate to hospices in wills. She is the director of income generation at Hospice UK, London.