As someone who was born at the end of the second world war, which was meant to be the end of all wars (and since when I believe there hasn’t been a day without a war somewhere), I feel sorry to think that I might leave this world in a similar state to that in which I arrived.
Torrens Lyster
Chinnor, Oxfordshire
• Douglas is not the only dog to be signed up to vote (French rightwing candidate mocked after dog joins her party, 24 February). A former neighbour with a bull terrier called Daisy used to get letters addressed to “Daisy Dog, company secretary”.
Jenny Swann
Beeston, Nottingham
• I must thank Paul Evans (Country Diary, 24 February) for summing up so well my feelings about life under our government: “a perpetual autumn in the realm of rot”.
Sue Parsons
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
• There are plenty of songs about English towns (Pass notes, 22 February) – eg Hounslow Boys (Robb Johnson), The Exeter Bypass (Phil Brady and the Ranchers) and the truly memorable Stockport by Frankie Vaughan.
Graham Larkbey
London
• Tapes? Vinyl? CDs? (Listen here: you can’t rely on music streaming. Maybe it’s time to dig out your old CDs, 23 February). Did anyone else keep their MiniDiscs, and a means of playing them?
Paul Tattam
Chinley, Derbyshire
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