One likely outcome of England’s performance in the World Cup (What will be the legacy of England’s Success?, 6 July) is that we will no longer be able to watch them live and free on TV as their success becomes another weapon in the pay-TV marketing battles. There is another world cup involving a national team playing out on our own shores, but who knew? Men’s cricket sold out, don’t let women’s football go the same way.
Pete Foster
Devizes, Wiltshire
• Dave Hunter (Letters, 7 July) asks: “Who seriously thinks the softness of the loo roll with which they wipe their behinds is worth cutting down virgin forest at any time, least of all now?” Anyone who remembers hard and scratchy Izal toilet paper from their childhood.
Derrick Cameron
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
• The loss of some of the names listed is regrettable, other less so (Craig and Gemma on critical list as rare names thrive, 8 July.) But somewhere in Stockport there was a young man called Duane Pipe (or Dwayne, or even Dwane) who deserves consideration by us all. Heard on Radio 4 a few years ago.
David Cockayne
Lymm, Cheshire
• As Sir Kim Darroch read zoology at university surely he is ideally qualified to make an accurate appraisal of the Trump administration (Report, 8 July).
Ian Grieve
Gordon Bennett, Shropshire Union canal
• Nice one, Kim, and spot on. Now can we have your frank and free assessment of your bosses in No 10?
David Beake
Budock Water, Cornwall
• I am surprised no one has mentioned the headline about library shortages in Essex: “Book lack in Ongar” (Letters, passim).
Alan Gore
Enfield, Middlesex
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