I WRITE in support of Margaret Bradbury's letter (No thought for bomb victims, Shuttle/Times & News, July 13).

I was very proud of my company for invoking a two-minute silence in order that my colleagues and I could take time out to remember the victims of the London bombings.

I was particularly pleased that the younger ones took it so seriously, so you can imagine how frustrating it was that the phones kept ringing off the hook during this time.

When one colleague answered out of sheer embarrassment the caller complained about the delay and, on being informed that it was a two-minute silence, said "To remember what?"

I accept that business is business but never thought I would see the day that a life in this country became so cheap.

B WARD, Lickhill Road, Stourport

WITH reference to Margaret Bradbury's letter and two minutes' silence, unfortunately times have changed. People have short memories, and will not change until it hits them personally. I was born and brought up in Kidderminster and, as a child, I can remember that when a funeral hearse came down the road, people would stop walking, women would bow their heads and men would remove their hats until the hearse had passed by. People had more respect for each other in the old days.

VICTOR HUMPHRIES

Hamilton Hill, Western Australia