Where did you get this information? I was never asked, nor were the people I know.

Give every pupil in every school in Northern Ireland a form to take home to their parents with the question: Do you want the 11-plus kept or abolished?

Don't just go with the views of some old duffers who seem to get a lot of time on the media for their views.

The next thing they will want is the PSNI back in green shirts.

I remember Stephen Nolan, on his radio show, asking for a vote on whether the people of the Shankill supported the public humiliation of two thieves. The reply left him so traumatised he hasn't been well since, as 80% of those asked supported the action.

So you ask for a vote, but give Diazepam to the duffers that dominate your columns as the result may not be what you expect. By the way, I have five out of eight grandchildren going to Queen's University, Befast. The other three are still at secondary school.



DEMOCRAT Carrickfergus