In the 1980s, Private Eye published a “Thatchcard” stating: “In the event of an accident, the holder of this card wishes it to be known that he/she does not wish to be visited by Mrs Thatcher in any circumstances whatsoever.” Perhaps a similar card could be created for Boris Johnson in light of his photo opportunities at hospitals (Letters, 10 November)?
Dave Taylor
Purbrook, Hampshire
• I expected young Boris’s announcement that the UK is not a corrupt country (Boris Johnson says the UK is not ‘remotely a corrupt country’. Is it?, 11 November) to be followed by China announcing that it is not a dictatorship and Biden announcing that Americans do not chew gum.
Derek McMillan
Worthing, West Sussex
• I was luckier than Jill Hughes (Letters, 11 November), I got a Pink Witch for my 13th birthday and used it joyfully until I left home at 18. An added advantage was that my brother wouldn’t have been seen dead riding it.
Dr Brigid Purcell
Norwich
• Surely your editorial (11 November) about Bain Capital’s intentions to buy LV contains a typo in its spelling of Bain?
Tony Vinicombe
Shoreham, West Sussex
• Cats don’t have owners, they have servants (Cats track their owners’ movements, research finds, 10 November).
Richard Wood
Toddington, Bedfordshire
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