The brilliant article by Arundhati Roy is a wake-up call to richer nations to come to India’s aid (The long read, 28 April). It is also a reminder of the result of the drive in India to privatise the health system. We in the UK should not be complacent on this subject, bearing in mind the Tories’ past record and the creeping privatising of our beloved NHS.
Mick Jope
Maidstone, Kent
• Surely it is time to refer to what happens in the House of Commons on Wednesdays as “rhetorical questions to the prime minister”, since nobody expects that there will be any actual answers (Boris Johnson furious as inquiry launched into ‘cash for curtains’, 28 April).
Kevin McGrath
Harlow, Essex
• Paul Hill asks how he should address Boris Johnson (Letters, 28 April). How about grime minister?
Richard McClean
Stockport, Greater Manchester
• Our resident lockdown blackbird, Tony, is reciting the same songs as last year (Letters, 28 April). These include the opening bars of Stompin’ at the Savoy and La Marseillaise, plus a car alarm.
Alex Benwell
Westbourne, West Sussex
• Last year the local blackbird (male) went through an I’m a Barbie Girl phase, but appears to have moved on.
Stephen Bowden
Saint-Cyr-les-Colons, France
• Up until reading the long read on Tuesday (The long read, 27 April), I merely “chose” the Guardian. Now I’m determined. Feel free to publish this letter.
Harold Mozley
York
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