I’m guessing Stuart Heritage is under 50 to write such a cringe-worthy piece about restricting nude scenes to the over-50s (Shortcuts, G2, 21 November). He even has the bare-faced cheek (get it?) to suggest “If only the middle-aged could do nude scenes, you could absolutely guarantee that those scenes would be vital to the script.” Yes, young actors need to be protected from the pressure to go naked, but really!
Jane Poyner
Bath
• Adrian Chiles is right – it’s best to ask what is needed by food banks (G2, 21 November). Also, don’t just think food but remember toiletries, toilet paper, tissues, sanitary towels, disposable nappies, cleaning products and, yes, seasonal treats. And while you’re at it, write to relevant ministers and your MP to remind them of this national scandal.
Val Harrison
Birmingham
• On induced labour: in the Black Country, it was reckoned that a trip in a horse-drawn cart over the “cut” (canal) bridges of Tipton would do the trick (Letters, 21 November).
Roy Boffy
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
• It is wrong to suggest that it is the deserving poor who steal from the obscenely wealthy (Letters, 21 November). The burglars were probably quite as greedy and undeserving as the burgled, only their method of acquisition was less subtle.
Martin Cooper
Bromley, Kent
• Since it has been alleged that Jeremy Corbyn’s correct German pronunciation of “Epstein” is antisemitic, should I now refer to the conductor Leonard Bernsteen, the sculptor Jacob Epsteen and the physicist Albert Eensteen?
Shirley Neish
Leatherhead, Surrey
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