Will the Hillsborough law allow citizens to hold ministers such as David Lammy to account for their failure to apply the requirement, under the genocide convention, to do everything possible to prevent genocide where there is reasonable cause to believe it is occurring (Hillsborough law will mean serious wrongdoing is punished, says Lammy, 15 September)?
Jo Olsson
London
• Instead of trying to expel Israel from the Eurovision song contest, why not simply issue a special invitation to Palestine to enter (Spain first of Eurovision ‘big five’ to say it will boycott event if Israel participates, 16 September)? The tidal wave of international support should guarantee nul points for Israel.
Chris Collins
Kinross, Scotland
• One of the things I’ll miss most about travelling by narrowboat is the willingness of most fellow boaters to give way to other craft (Letters, 14 September). Sometimes, the civility is so contagious, you can be stuck in the same spot for several hours as everyone attempts to outdo each other’s politeness.
Ian Grieve
Gordon Bennett, Llangollen canal
• Saying sorry may well be more effective when done elaborately (Report, 15 September), but I suspect we’ll continue to hear of “fulsome” apologies, ie “cloying, excessive, disgusting by excess”.
John Greening
Stonely, Cambridgeshire
• There must be some mistake. Labour’s director of political strategy has resigned (Report, 15 September)? Clearly that post has been vacant since last July.
Phil Tate
Chester
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