Caroline Davies (Can Tories hold on in seat where hope lies in a tin mine?, 5 December) rightly refers to the “iconic” song lyrics that appeared on the mine wall when South Crofty shut down: “Cornish lads are fishermen / Cornish lads are miners too / But when the fish and tin are gone / What are the Cornish boys to do?” In case anyone thought this was in any way an “old” or trad’ song, I and other proud Cornishmen sing it loud as the alternative Kernow anthem to Trelawney. It was written by the much-loved Roger Bryant who lives in Falmouth and is known throughout the folk world. Protest songs are alive and well in this troubled land of ours.
Geoff Lakeman
Buckland Monachorum, Devon
• President Trump cancelled his press conference and flew home in a huff (Trump leaves Nato talks after ridicule from allies, 5 December), but surely those naughty world leaders who were overheard joking about him were just indulging in locker-room banter?
Malcolm Rivers
Isleworth, Middlesex
• Could one wish for a higher accolade than to be characterised as “very, very nasty” by Trump?
David Cragg-James
Stonegrave, North Yorkshire
• Never mind Dilyn the puppy (Letters, 4 December) – what’s happened to Larry the cat? I’ve not seen hide nor hair of him since Theresa May left Downing Street.
Dorothy Chang
London
• Commas can also cause a riot, viz: “What is this thing called, love?” (Letters, 5 December)
David Feintuck
Lewes, East Sussex
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