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Confusing world of Brexit and Trump

Albert Dieudonne as Napoleon in Abel Gance’s 1927 silent film.
Albert Dieudonne as Napoleon in Abel Gance’s 1927 silent film. Peter Bradshaw did not mention Carl Davis’s score in his review, writes Colin Matthews. Photograph: Sgf/Gaumont/REX/Shutterstock

Seems to me we are making too much of this death of liberalism argument (Letters, 12 November). If an electorate choose to vote for a racist, sexist, anti-immigrant, isolationist leader, that’s democracy for you. This does not mean these are now lost causes but simply that we have to work harder to defend them. It may take a long time but we should have faith that respect for individual human rights will eventually prevail over bigotry.
Bob Cozens
Hindhead, Surrey

• Craig Richardson is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Donald J Trump entering the United Kingdom until we can figure out what the hell is going on.
Professor Craig Richardson
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire

• Reading about the support being given to Nissan (Report, 11 November), I am amused that no reference is made to the fact that Renault, in which the French government has a large stake, is a majority shareholder in Nissan. It’s confusing, this new Brexit world.
Dermot O’Sullivan
Harold Wood, Essex

• Zoe Williams (Opinion, 14 November) succinctly posits questions about global warming, hope and despair. Does her progressive stance on this sit comfortably with the automobile reviews she writes in your Weekend magazine?
Robin Bevis
Okehampton, Devon

• It is inconceivable that Peter Bradshaw reviewed the remastered version of Abel Gance’s five and a half hour Napoleon (G2, 11 November) without the least mention of Carl Davis’s extraordinary score, which contributes so much to this remarkable film.
Colin Matthews
London

• The plethora of masterclasses makes me wonder whether it’s high time one was held on letter writing fronted by Keith Flett and Bernie Evans? The letters editor might be in attendance too!
David Handley
Gargrave, North Yorkshire

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