Owen Jones remarks that the London borough of Barnet is a Tory citadel, among others, that has never surrendered to Labour (The greatest threat facing Labour now is complacency, Journal, 2 May). Labour took control of the council in 1994 with the support of the Lib Dems, remaining in power until the election of 2002. From 1997 until 2010, it returned two Labour MPs: Rudi Vis (Finchley and Golders Green) and Andrew Dismore (Hendon). Not so “otherworldy” then.
John Bailey
St Albans, Hertfordshire
• More than 445,000 patients missed their breast-screening appointment and no one noticed the reduction in the demand for these services (Fears breast cancer blunder may have cut short hundreds of lives, 3 May)? Why not?
Ron Brewer
Old Buckenham, Norfolk
• I have a report that says all of my letters to the editor are “astonishingly excellent” and should all be published (Trump dictated note saying he was ‘astonishingly’ healthy, doctor says, 2 May).
Dennis Fitzgerald
Melbourne, Australia
It was a joy to be inadvertently misled by the stuffed anteater (The murky world of wildlife photography, 1 May). Much childish mirth it brought our family, in contrast to other recent mistruths.
Jane McDermot
London
• It’s not only people who get my name wrong (Letters, passim). Predictive text likes to call me Anthem or, worse still, Anthrax.
Anthea Burrell
East Hoathly, East Sussex
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