Re your article (Food bank users declining potatoes as cooking costs too high, says Iceland boss, 23 March), local authorities should provide a microwave for people in receipt of help from food banks. A few minutes in a microwave is long enough to cook most vegetables, and retains the goodness that is leached out in a pot of boiling water.
Teresa Holland
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
• It would have been helpful if Larry Elliott’s analysis (24 March) of the changes to average earnings since 1990 had included figures for MPs’ salaries and the remuneration of FTSE 100 chief executives. That might give a better picture of where the money’s going.
Jem Moore
Timsbury, Somerset
• If we in the west are going to be so petty as to “cancel” long-dead Russians’ music (Putin says west treating Russian culture like ‘cancelled’ JK Rowling, 25 March), then perhaps Vlad (Cryptic crossword, 26 March) should change his name to Vlod in keeping with this silliness.
Jane Ghosh
Bristol
• In the 60s, I once caught a double bill at the Tooting Bec Classic, for which the ticket was 2/6. During the intermission, an usherette came round with a tray with a teapot and cups, and we were treated to tea and biscuits for an additional sixpence (Letters, 25 March).
San Cassimally
Edinburgh
• I’ve often wondered what P&O stands for, but after watching Peter Hebblethwaite’s performance I’ll hazard a guess that the O stands for “off” (P&O Ferries boss admits firm broke law by sacking staff without consultation, 24 March).
Ian Grieve
Gordon Bennett, Llangollen canal
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