First steps towards the revolution

French MPs vote during a debate on extending a state of emergency declared by the French president until the end of February, at the National Assembly. Victoria Paleit would like a ‘modern parliament’. Photograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images

Until now I’ve championed walking as a great way to explore countryside, coastline and cities while accruing significant health benefits. But thanks to Will Self I’ll make sure that people now also understand that “it is a way to break free from the shackles of 21st-century capitalism” (Report, 20 November).
Les Bright
Chair, Exeter and District Ramblers Association

• Thank you for the photo of French MPs voting (20 November): this is what a modern parliament looks like. May we have one, please?
Victoria Paleit
Abingdon, Oxfordshire

• Socialism with an iPad (John McDonnell, 20 November). Remind me, how much tax did Apple pay last year?
Bob Browning
London

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