Simon Jenkins (Notebook, 7 April) may be interested to know that twinning one’s loo is a great way to provide latrines, clean water and hygiene education for communities, schools and homes in many countries including Burundi(see www.toilettwinning.org to find out more). At St Mary Abbots in Kensington we have twinned our single loo, and have the certificate proudly displayed above the paper holder.
Rev Jenny Welsh
London
• I was rather hoping for unbridled raunchy sex from those taking part in your Politicians do Blind Date election special (Weekend, 4 April), not merely politeness and political platitudes. Perhaps more passionate coupling will occur after the general election as all concerned fumble for the best position.
Toby Wood
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
• Re the front-page picture of David Cameron feeding an orphaned lamb (6 April), and with many apologies to William Blake: “Little lamb who fleeced thee? / Does’t thou know who fleeced thee?”
Edwina Love
South Newington, Oxfordshire
• As a keen student nurse on her first weekend stint in the casualty department at a busy hospital, nearly 50 years ago, my wife was puzzled by “PFO” on patients’ records (Letters, 7 April). Eventually she asked a colleague what medical condition this referred to. The reply, “Pissed and fell over”, was not what she had expected.
Ron Stringer
Hatfield Peverel, Essex
• “Miss” is a courtesy title, as is “sir”, and a long-standing one (Letters, 6 April). I did know of a school whose pupils addressed their women teachers as “ma’am”. Both quite respectful, I think.
Jenny Bushell
London
• New to Geordieland, I was disarmed by the response to my comment on how little writing had been achieved: “Haway miss-man, am doing me best!”
Val Boyle
Newcastle upon Tyne
