I agree with Dr Sebastian Kraemer about the power of drama to counter the rise of reactionary populism (Letters, 24 September). Next year the Royal Shakespeare Company is putting on Brecht’s The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, a satirical allegory on the rise of the Nazis, starring Mark Gatiss. If they can record it and put it on TV, it could make an impact to equal that of Mr Bates vs the Post Office.
Priscilla Bench-Capon
West Kirby, Merseyside
• The local government secretary suggests transferring responsibility for parts of the struggling NHS to mayors (The Guardian view on Labour’s NHS reforms: where is the plan to deliver them? 23rd September). A hospital pass if ever I saw one.
David Rawlings
Appleton le Moors, North Yorkshire
• Regarding cycling essentials (Letters, 24 September), as an 80-year-old experienced club cyclist who prefers to avoid traffic as much as possible these days, I use a lot of paths shared between pedestrians and riders. A free but essential aid, I find, is a loud but polite voice.
Rob Parrish
Starcross, Devon
• Your letter writer wouldn’t be without a rear-view mirror. When Geraint Thomas starts using one on his bike, I’ll buy one.
John Kirkwood
Sheffield
• I can’t help wondering where the sculptor got their inspiration from for the statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein on the National Mall in Washington DC (Report, 24 September). Why did I immediately think of Morecambe and Wise?
David Gordon
Manchester
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