I read Katie Edwards’ article (I stayed silent on child abuse…, 21 March) with interest and a little hope. I am part of a team of volunteers going into almost every primary school in the country with the NSPCC/Childline’s assemblies and workshops, with the clear message: “Speak Out, Stay Safe.” Learning about different forms of abuse and how to respond to them by speaking to a trusted adult, or to Childline, is our message. Perhaps this will empower today’s children.
Tina Shaw
St Albans, Hertfordshire
• How can President Macron claim French is the “language of freedom” when it is policed by the Académie française? (Report, 21 March). Luckily, English has no such official language police, just a number of self-appointed critics of any change in the way people choose to use the language.
Professor Jennifer Jenkins
Southampton
• Unfortunately for the UK fishing industry, when it comes to the Brexit negotiations (Editorial, 21 March) they’re “a sprat to catch a mackerel”.
Stephen Jensen
Saltash, Cornwall
• I don’t want to sound too picky, but I wonder about the utility of a football “results” column that has “L” for late against every fixture (21 March).
Michael Cunningham
Wolverhampton
• I know the mnemonic “Rhythm Helps Your Two Hips Move” (Letters, 20 March). What I could do with, though, is something to help me with diarrhoea.
David Gibson
Leeds
• I used to work with a nurse who would say out loud “Did I Ask Robert Redford How Old Elephants Are” while typing up a report concerning loose bowel movements.
John Platt
Whitworth, Lancashire
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