Seeing the latest government Covid slogan, “Hands. Face. Space” (Report, theguardian.com, 9 September), prompted me to wonder where on Earth it referred to. What3words is a system that defines every three metre square on Earth by just three words. Feeding “hands.face.space” into it gives a location in the sea near Llandudno. Being all at sea pretty much sums up our government!
Les Brett
Welling, Kent
• In protesting that there is life north of Hadrian’s Wall, Crinan Alexander (Letters, 9 September) is apparently unaware this geographical definition includes a large part of north-east England including most of Northumberland.
Peter Lowe
Newcastle upon Tyne
• Adrian Chiles (Is there anything more shaming than shelves full of books you will never read?, 10 September) has it ass over tin cups. If life is too short to read every book that appeals, it is way too short to read any twice (with a few exceptions). He should only keep the books he hasn’t read and pass the rest on to others or to charity shops, not keep them gathering dust as show-off wallpaper.
Wendy Paine
Kington, Herefordshire
• As Anthony Powell might have put it, Books Do Furnish a Zoom.
Michael Sherratt
London
• I worked for ITV for over 30 years and we used to say that we needed the Beeb to keep us honest (Letters, 10 September).
Tony Meacock
Norwich
