It is disappointing to read that when the so-called National Portrait Gallery closes (Report, 6 November), not one of the works to be sent on exhibition in other areas of the UK will come to Wales. Luckily we have a whole raft of splendid galleries and museums here already.
Fiona Collins
Carrog, Denbighshire
• What on earth is the RMT union thinking of by calling a rail strike during a general election (Report, 6 November). Do they want to give a boost to the union-bashing Tories?
Roy Appleyard
Herne Bay, Kent
• Re Cherry Weston’s letter (7 November), as the constituency of Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney has been a Labour stronghold since 1983, whether the woman in Merthyr casts her vote according to the elemental composition of Boris Johnson’s testicles is highly unlikely to make a vas deferens.
Adrian Brodkin
London
• At least people recognise violins (Letters, 7 November). When I asked at the lost property office at Lancaster bus station about my instrument they couldn’t find it. Weeks later they got in touch, to say that a snooker cue case they’d found actually had my flute inside.
Matthew Newman
Leeds
• Just a thought for all those violinists and viola players who are prone to leaving their instruments on trains: learn the tuba instead. You’ll never leave a tuba on a train. From experience I can tell you that it’s difficult to forget, no matter how long a time you’ve spent in the pub.
Colin Graham
London
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