I DON’T know where to start on just how badly mistimed and misjudged John Griffiths’ comments are on Mr Fluffy homeowners (“Standing firm to Fluffy logic”, CN, December 11).  

Not only are they staggeringly insensitive, he’s completely misunderstood the issues.

Comparing the “bad luck” of a failed business to owning or living in a Mr Fluffy house is, frankly, offensive.

I’d strongly argue the vast majority of Fluffy owners are not looking to profit from the situation. In fact, a significant issue is people did not know they had bought or were renting a Fluffy property. Plus, another subgroup has declared they will accept the risk and want to stay.

There are also thousands of people who have lived in one of these houses at some point, and since moved on. To characterise them all as greedy and selfish is unbelievable – and he owes them an apology.

James Strang, Giralang

Why the loaded questions?

ONE tactic of the ACT Government to try to “sell” the Gungahlin to city tramline is to run a push poll of questions such as: “Would you walk to a tram if one ran near your residence?”

Well yes. But you’d also walk to a nearby bus stop if there was one. Since there is no bus service during the day from Weston Creek direct to the city (nor planned any time soon) why the loaded question?

I think Holder and Duffy were built in the 1970s. Their ratepayers must have financed a lot of new developments while waiting for decent services.

P Edwards, Holder