in a “A new vision of what it means to be English(August 7), the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, turns our attention to the monarchy, the church, and the NHS – archaeological, militant, and half-apocalyptic. He failed to mention the most important thing for many: the food bank. This institution, staffed by sensitive volunteers, symbolizes the loss of hope for a just society.
Graham Murphy
Liverpool
Before written school reports became the norm, I once had to return A-level reports to a single teacher with poor handwriting. Many parents have been assured that their offspring “must have urine in June” (Letters, August 6).
heart fall
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
in your report (UK government spends over £163,000 on union flags in two years, 6 August), I forgot to mention the most expensive flag ever – the one on a Johnson jet. Priced at £900,000It’s the most precious science of them all.
Stephen Hardy
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
Interestingly enough, the Guardian newspaper should refer to Sweaty Betty – a company founded by Tamara Hill-Norton – as the “husband and wife team” (US shoe company buys Sweaty Betty in $400 million deal, August 3). Surely it is the “husband and wife team”, if their relationship is relevant at all?
Michael Heaton
Warminster, Wiltshire
Boris Johnson probably never spends more than 15 minutes with any of his employees (Outraged over Boris Johnson not being isolated after staff tested positive for Covid on August 6)?
Benny Kay
Lancaster
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