We should be spreading hope, not hate, in the aftermath of the Berlin Christmas market attack

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12 people died when a lorry ploughed into a Christmas market in Berlin on Monday (Getty)

The attack on Berlin’s Christmas market which left 12 dead and 48 injured was despicable.

What compounds the horror is how some politicians – like Ukip’s Nigel Farage – have opportunistically used the atrocity to promote their anti-immigrant, anti-refugee agenda.

An act of hate is being used to sow yet more hate.

We should stand in solidarity with the victims of terror.

We must also stand in solidarity with those completely innocent people who will be scapegoated and abused as a result of terror.

Sasha Simic
London

EU leaders were unwise to snub Theresa May

Last week, arrogant EU leaders spurned Theresa May, viewed as, at best, a marginal, largely irrelevant minor player with her hands tied by a Gordian knot of Brexit red tape, rows about leather trousers and all guns blazing with Boris Johnson.

After Monday’s atrocity in Berlin, hard on the heels of Nice and Paris, rudderless EU leaders are left scratching their heads on defending themselves against terrorist outrages.

On top of that task after an earth-shattering assassination, they face the real possibility of a major conflict to the east with a perfect storm brewing between Russia, Turkey and an army of jihadist terrorists on the doorstep of the EU bloc. Overnight, Theresa May is the Cinderella of the EU ball no more…

The headless turkeys may find themselves sending a very polite New Year invitation to talk with the politician with the longest record in home security for miles.

Anthony Rodriguez
Staines

The beginning of the end for Philip Davies’ career

How can Parliament consider Philip Davies’ attitudes reasonable and correct under equality legislation? I can only think his relevant committee membership was hoped to be educational.

Philip Davies should be de-selected as an MP.

Jane Flint
Stourbridge

We should stand up to Fifa

If Fifa do not allow political or religious images to be displayed, why are national anthems played before matches and players allowed to cross themselves when entering the playing surface. These practices should be also banned.

The home football associations should refuse to pay the fines and tell the corrupt organisation that is Fifa to shove it.

Michael Pate
Preston

Don’t blame the strikers – blame the Government

The “contempt” shown to commuters, holiday season travellers, post office users and now Weetabix eaters is not shown by the workers who have or are threatening to take industrial action.

Rather it is shown by the arrogant MPs who seem to think that it is ok to change the working conditions and pensions of hard working people, while CEOs and bosses continue to ensure they take exorbitant and obscene salaries at the expense of ordinary working people.

That is the real contempt.

D Mustoe
Northampton

We shouldn’t add fuel to the fire when it comes to Farage

Cabinet ministers should indeed be advised to avoid dealing with Farage. He is a tedious self-publicist of little value, and the best thing to do with someone like that is to ignore them. He will keep jumping up to try to be seen but will eventually go away.

David Barnes
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