It seems Andy Bull (Sport, 20 August) was unaware that Leeds was celebrating the 50th anniversary of its West Indian Carnival on Monday when he wrote “an indolent bank holiday still settled over every corner of the city, except the little patch around the cricket ground”. West Indians (and others) had their loyalties divided between the buzz around Chapeltown and the slightly more sedate atmosphere at Headingley.
Gill Jewell
Leeds
• David Hine (Letters, 25 August) may be interested to know that Leeds and Morley in West Yorkshire have, respectively, the Joseph Priestley Centre and the Joseph Priestley College, both more fitting and useful tributes to West Riding-born Priestley than a London statue.
Linda Benson
Lincoln
• My late father, a grammar school headmaster, said the main value of a school uniform was to give a focus for rebellion to those who needed to rebel (Letters, 29 August). He added wryly that all staff needed to keep this in mind while dealing with the inevitable infringements. This became one of my guiding principles during my teaching career.
Joyce Howe
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
• Zadie Smith is concerned about her daughter’s 15-minute make-up routine, “because your brother isn’t going to waste his time doing this” (Gaby Hinsliff, 26 August). My youngest son is 28, has three make-up bags and spends much longer putting his face on than 15 minutes. I don’t wear any make-up, therefore have no idea how much this costs him. He is currently completing his PhD. Just shows, you never can tell.
Linda Aizlewood
Sheffield
• Re Macron’s bills for makeup (Report, 26 August): does Donald Trump’s orange glow come directly from the rust belt?
Margaret Waddy
Cambridge
• Re Nigel Willmott’s tips on how to get a letter published (Members page, 19 August): does being a really good flapjack maker (according to my husband and three sons) pass muster for “being a well-known name in their field”?
Jackie Pooler
Frodsham, Cheshire
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