I return to Blighty after a week’s holiday in Brussels, and what do I find? You’ve increased the price of the paper to £2.20. What is a pensioner to do? Decisions, decisions. To add insult to injury, on pages 8 and 9 on Monday you have a photo of Theresa May in her constituency. What was wrong with the pics of her attending church on Sundays? They were such a comfortable fixture – not that I approve of the PM or her politics.
Roger Evans
London
• Just to say how much I enjoyed Saturday’s articles, particularly in the Journal. So beautifully written and observed. I love Jonathan Freedland’s metaphor in his “Disaster looms” article – fabulous! We are firm readers and subscribe, and I’ve just made a donation to thank you and say how in awe I am of your newspaper.
Jane Tucker Marks
Edenbridge, Kent
• Alex Glasgow, a Geordie songwriter, had it nailed in his song As Soon as This Pub Closes (Letters, 15 January): “I could have done it yesterday if I hadn’t had a cold / But since I’ve put this pint away I’ve never felt so bold. / As soon as this pub closes, as soon as this pub closes, / As soon as this pub closes, / the revolution starts.”
Carol Griffiths
Sidmouth, Devon
• Quick crossword 15,190 (G2, 14 January) has the clue “British island known locally as Ynys Môn”? The answer, of course, is: “Anglesey”. However, Welsh people the world over will be riled by this clue. Would Italians like it said that Roma was only known in that form “locally”?
Robin Davies
Tregarth, Gwynedd
• Gout is painful (Letters, 14 January), but Viagra can help for men. It doesn’t ease the pain, but it does help to take the weight of the blankets off your big toes.
Patrick Baldrey
Winchester
