‘Unfortunately, the court has forbidden to offer free transport, so striking remains the only option’ and ‘Due to the lack of confidence in the government, its large waste and the failure to take participation seriously in many municipalities, the government is calling objection procedures. By limiting a democratic right, a failing and inefficient government policy is masked’: these are some of the reactions of readers to the news of the day. Below are the readers’ letters that appear in the newspaper of Saturday 21 January. You can send in your own response to letters@ad.nl.