During 2004 may we hear a little less talk of new "regulations" and so allow people the freedom to use their own common sense to decide what is safe and unsafe, right and wrong.

I can assure authorities that common sense is not in short supply and neither is it held exclusively in office where these regulations appear continually to come forth and multiply. You will be amazed how resourceful we can be if left to our own devices.

I would also like to see people taking responsibility for their own actions and human rights given to victims before criminals.

Last, but not least, let us have much firmer discipline in schools, where children should have respect for their teachers.

This would, hopefully, teach them to have respect for their fellow citizens when the time comes for them to go out into the world.

-Mrs J Makin, Hove