A sense of belonging

WITH reference to the comments by the Archbishop of Canterbury (Yorkshire Post, December 6) about the younger generation, he should have said that the younger generation in towns and cities have lost their sense of belonging.

In urban villages, especially before schools came into existence, it took a whole village to teach children their needed knowledge, so that our sense of belonging home all evolved in the same brain chemistry for sensing mum, dad, teacher, authority and then God.

What must be taught is happiness in life (something money does not provide) and the sense of belonging with and to other people starting from mum, dad and whatever is God and that the younger generation need out of house organisations like religions to give them a strong sense of belonging.

Expand the state pension

From: David Horncastle, Birkdale Close, Bessacarr, Doncaster.

THIS Government, whether intentionally or not, through the quarrel over pension provision, seems to have created a serious division in society between the public and private sectors.

The truth is that if society is to function properly we all need each other.

The present state pension scheme only provides a basic safety net.

If it were to be expanded into a proper contributory scheme providing a decent level of provision for all, then it would take away all the bitter controversy which is so seriously undermining this country.