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Would it take too much imagination for our soon-to-be-elected leaders to target financial resources to close our massive and increasing poverty gap, where the most vulnerable die too young and where recent stats for Shettleston show male mortality in the mid-50s whereas for Bearsden this is an average of 88?

- Bernadette Pugh, 104 Ledi Drive, Bearsden.

Mistake over Norway G M Lindsay asserts (Letters, April 26) that Norway is building a nuclear power station.

That is wrong.

Other than some thermal plants using North Sea gas and, at times, imports from other Scandinavian countries, just about all electricity in Norway comes from hydro schemes.

The nuclear lobby is campaigning for two thorium-powered electricity plants to be built.

These would be the first nuclear reactors, other than for research.

There is also a small programme of renewables other than hydro.

Mr Lindsay's assertions on intermittency and grid instability are equally mistaken.

They were comprehensively debunked in the UK Energy Research Centre report on intermittency, published in April 2006.

- David Hansen, 9A Duke Street, Leith.

Progressive tax For many years I had the good fortune to work and teach with the late C S Page, who was recognised as one of Britain's outstanding experts on local government finance.

Stuart Page was firmly of the view that, notwithstanding the criticism directed to...

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