It will be called a Students’ City soon. Where is the social housing for families and those trying to find somewhere to start a life? For goodness sake let’s have a cross section of accommodation in this city.

Keith Chapman, Custance Walk, York

 

READING John Micklethwaite’s quirky homespun statistics on renewable energy (Letters, Aug 19) made me wonder how long it took flat-earthers to give up on trying to persuade others that the world was not a sphere.

How people present the first figure that comes into their head as an honest statistic is beyond me. For those who simply want access to the Government’s official statistics (taken from thegov.uk website), the figures are as follows.

In 2014 19.1 per cent of electricity generated in the UK was produced by renewable energy. The figure for renewable energy as a percentage of UK gross electricity consumption, calculated on a net calorific value basis, was 17.8 per cent. The percentage of heating and cooling from renewable sources in the UK was 4.8 per cent. The percentage of transport energy from renewable sources was also 4.8 per cent.

We are entitled to assume that the Government’s figures for electricity production are produced in conjunction with the National Grid. If Mr Micklethwaite wishes to assert that the Government’s statistics are a lie then he should do so clearly, then explain how it is that his estimate of renewable energy production is calculated and who provided this calculation.

Christian Vassie Blake Court, Wheldrake, York

 

Business as usual over complaints YORK council’s reputation for keeping residents in the dark is well documented. After the LGO had written to the council telling them they were far too slow in dealing with a complaint (Press, Aug 19), the council’s business support boss replies “We take complaints seriously and have a procedure to try to ensure any issues are dealt with in a timely manner.” On the rare occasions this doesn’t happen, we review mistakes to ensure we improve how we work in the future.” Interpretation – ‘business as usual’.

Geoff Robb, Hunters Close, Dunnington