So Michael Gove – the man who fragmented the education system, referred to those in the education establishment as “The Blob”, caused a mass exodus of both experienced and young teachers from the classroom, introduced a sterile curriculum, and condemned a generation of children to be taught in substandard schools by cancelling the Building for Schools programme – is one of the favourites to be the next prime minister (Report, 29 March). That augurs well for the country!
Gillian Telford
Cockermouth, Cumbria
• Under this government social housing is slashed, as are benefits, early learning centres, policing, schools funding. We have record numbers of children being excluded from education, and community centres are closed. And the best Sajid Javid can come up with is to put the responsibility on already stressed teachers, doctors and nurses (Teachers told: report knife crime suspicions, 1 April).
Linda Theobald
London
• Being told how to wash my bottom (G2, 1 April) was fairly funny but hardly up there with San Serriffe. Made it almost to the end of the “healing tsar” piece (main paper, same date) before hitting the mention of It’s a Knockout. Lightbulb finally flickered into action. Well done.
Maggie Winkworth
Chiswick, London
• Wordsearch (2 April): can you find 13 saints in the grid? Yes. Can you find one female saint? No.
Rowena Rowlands
Wigan, Greater Manchester
• Haste ye back, Ian Jack (Journal, 30 March; Letters, 1 April)!
Eileen Hamilton
Glossop, Derbyshire
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