Readers of the Guardian Weekly for 35 years, Brenda and I started to subscribe while we were still living in the UK. We followed the advice of the Rev John Stott, who said it was better to read one weekly thoroughly, rather than skim through over-long dailies.
When we moved to Peru in 1985 we appreciated the quality of its world news all the more. During the years of Alan García and Alberto Fujimori, and despite living in the capital city, it wasn’t always easy to know what was happening. But we could always count on the Weekly for a fair assessment and a wider political context.
We must congratulate the mailing department: the papers always arrived in Lima without much delay, though sometimes two would come together, as they still do in Costa Rica where we now live.
In these days of instant news on-line, the sections we most appreciate are the in-depth articles from around the world, plus the book reviews and short notes. We even read the sports page if the headline catches our attention.
Early on we ignored the crosswords, but some years ago we discovered that if we sat together, with a good cup of tea, we could make a good stab at solving the Cryptic puzzle.
Thanks to you all! We hope to keep on reading your excellent work for many decades to come.
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