“Raising the ministers’ salaries in the way this was done was a disastrous public relations exercise. Governments have to set an example” ran The Times’ editorial ( July 29).

The truth of this was confirmed by the man in the street who is still very angry and disappointed about this government blunder. Had the ministers refused the generous salary increase, in the circumstances, it would have saved the government’s red faces. To concede that it was a mistake and apologise is not enough. Accepting the salary increase was an insult to the people’s intelligence.

Not long after this unpardonable mistake, we were faced with another disappointment.

Arriva buses are very comfortable but why change the routes, which were very satisfactory for the people? Who made the decision?

Now some routes are starting to revert to the way they were before. But are they going to respect the peoples’ wishes and need for comfort?

At Luqa, for example, the only change which we still have to see is to stop the 71 and 72 buses from entering the airport. But what about the other problems which I mentioned in my previous letter (July 18)?

If they want to see the people happy and satisfied, leaving their car in the garage, using the Arriva buses and not getting frustrated and angry, they should revert all the routes to what they were.

The problem was the old buses and a few arrogant drivers, and not the routes. But again, they don’t seem inclined to do that. The changes so far are just cosmetic. The people are still suffering, waiting in the hot sun on some bus stops and still taking too long to reach their destinations on many of the routes.