My husband read your article on the BSA with great nostalgia (BSA to be reborn as electric motorcycle maker thanks to Indian billionaire, 16 November). His aunt, Ada Deeming, worked as industrial matron there throughout the second world war and got an MBE for her work with the wounded and relatives of the dead. Due to her contacts, she was able to buy him a top-of-the-range tricycle, and he hopes that maybe electric trikes will form part of the resurrected company’s portfolio.
Margaret Squires
St Andrews, Fife
• I can’t be alone in being delighted to find Gary Younge back in the Guardian (Counted out: Trump’s desperate fight to stop the minority vote, 17 November). The clear statements, researched statistics, relevant quotes and thought-provoking questions all make essential reading for anyone trying to grasp US voters and politics today.
Carol Jones
London
• Reading your article on the Piccadilly Gardens redevelopment (Manchester prepares for fall of its ‘Berlin Wall’, 16 November), I happened to glance up from my desk and realised that a Mr Lowry has already produced a plan that looks very attractive. I can forward a copy to the relevant authorities if required.
Eileen Flinter
London
• The solution to the problem of separating stuck-together pages while reading the Guardian masked on a train (Letters, 17 November) is retirement. Blow and lick at leisure in your own kitchen. Works for other papers too.
Mark Smith
Sandbach, Cheshire
• As a singer who can’t lick a finger in public to turn pages, I’ve discovered the best solution is a rubber “thimble”, readily available from stationery suppliers.
Dr Brigid Purcell
Norwich
