Regarding the new rules on dual nationals (Report, 24 February), given its standing in the polls, surely the government would prefer not to give voters yet another reason to think they are governed by callous, indifferent fools? Permitting dual nationals to enter with an electronic travel authorisation would be a simple fix for a stupid and illiberal policy inflicted on its own citizens.
Bill Robinson
Norwich
• Keir Starmer’s latest change of mind, over local elections (Report, 16 February), reminds me that years ago, my driving instructor told me U-turns should be avoided if possible. But if one was required, it was necessary to move as far to the left as possible before turning.
Stuart Harrington
Burnham on Sea, Somerset
• I realise a Quick Crossword is not supposed to be very difficult, but “number of days in two weeks” or “prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain” (19 February) are clues that most young children could probably solve. I have lately gone from taking about 15 minutes to solve it to an average of four. Have you replaced your human setters with AI?
Isabella Stone
Sheffield
• Re bed warmers (Letters, 24 February), as a child in a “heating-free” terrace house in the 1940s, Mum’s response to grumbles about cold beds was: “It’s a poor bottom that can’t warm a cold sheet.”
John Dower
Frodsham, Cheshire
• Our bed warmer in 1950s Scotland was a brick, warmed in the oven and wrapped in a blanket. Failing that, a West Highland terrier.
Brian Ferris
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
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