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Sharon Osbourne is a hypocrite, says reader
I find this very strange Sharon Osbourne supports Tommy Robinson (Subway, Thursday) as it stands in stark contrast to the messages of her late husband’s music.
On his 2001 single Dreamer, Ozzy Osbourne asks: ‘When will all this anger, hatred and bigotry go away?’
Does it look like he would be in favor of Robinson’s marches? The far right is not metal and never will be.
Robinson and his friends support an extremist, nationalist form of Christianity funded by billionaires such as Elon MuskPeter Thiel and Paul Marshall, while Black Sabbath songs attacked the corruption of religion in the name of hate – Lord Of This World is just one of many examples.
Throughout his work with Sabbath and solo, Ozzy Osbourne condemns people like Robinson and everything he stands for, and looks forward to a time when we can put those views behind us.
After all, as he sings on Crazy Train, ‘Maybe it’s not too late to learn how to love and forget how to hate.’ JWA Caley, St Pancras
“War criminal and sexist bigot” gets away with disguising himself as Jesus, says reader
I can’t believe there isn’t a big reaction in the US for it Donald Trump describing himself as Jesus – sorry, ‘doctor’ – in an AI image he posted.
When John Lennon came up with the innocuous comment “The Beatles are bigger than Jesus” in 1966, there was an outcry, with public burning of files, tools etc and death threats, yet this war criminal and sexist fanatic gets away with it. Where is the justice? Get it out, now. John Coyne, Leeds.
I found myself at odds with Stuart Dew, who praised Pablo O’Hana’s column in support of Pope Leo XIV (MetroTalk, Friday).
O’Hana wrote in support of the Pope’s calls for peace in the face of Trump’s war on Iran. I am nominally a Catholic, so show a natural interest in what Pope Leo has to say.
The first duty of a Christian leader should be to protect the faith and his followers. Christianity is under vicious attack on many fronts, globally. And yet neither the Pope – nor Anglican Archbishop Sarah Mullally – show much enthusiasm for acting as ‘powerful defenders of the faith’.
Regarding the development of armed conflicts, including the Iran war, I would certainly expect informed commentary and moral guidance from all religious leaders.
But this should also reflect the context of the conflict. While I oppose Trump’s disastrous course, I also note the nefarious nature of the Iranian regime, its incessant threats against Israel and the wider West, and its murderous treatment of its own citizens. Stuart Dew writes of Christian leaders as ‘our followers’. I don’t feel so loved, but I respect them.
However, they need to be more careful and reflect the wider global picture. Simon Goddard, Solihull
Why hasn’t Trump been clear about his intentions?
John (MetroTalk, Mon) says that the reason for Trump’s war against Iran is his nuclear ambitions. Didn’t its nuclear capability disappear months ago? Why hasn’t Trump been clear about his intentions? Pedro, Hammersmith
“How on earth can Sir Keir Starmer say he had no idea what Mandelson was like?”
Regarding the vetting and general controversy over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US, despite his friendship with the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, how can Sir Keir Starmer say he had no idea what Mandelson was like?
There are undiscovered tribes in the Amazon rainforest who knew Mandelson was a wrong “un”. Martin Lawrence, South Croydon
Stop the ‘fuss’ about Prince Harry, says reader
thus Prince Harry and his wife are not considered ‘working kinglybut as “private citizens”. So why all the fuss and reporting of their trip to Australia? After all, nothing was reported about my two trips to Australia and New Zealand as a ‘private citizen’. Keep them out of it! Rob, York
Pipe hits are ‘regular’
This year’s annual RMT industrial action is here (Subway, Mon). It’s so neat it’s surprising it doesn’t appear on calendars.
Every hit on the Tube and the way they are measured seems designed specifically to create the greatest disruption to the fare-paying public. Isn’t it about time the RMT changed its stance to the industrial action model used by the Japanese, where instead of closing service on strike days, they run a full service but open all barriers, making transport free?
I’m tired of being held over a barrel because the staff running the service have a grievance with their management. Mark Longman, London
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