You could have been more precise about the politicians’ attire (May and Macron hold ‘informal’ Brexit talks in France, 4 August). May was wearing a navy blue trouser suit with a predominantly blue blouse and complemented by a chunky blue necklace. As Macron was wearing a navy blue suit and pale blue shirt, which coordinated beautifully with May’s outfit, it appears the two leaders had made considerable efforts to harmonise sartorially, if not politically.
Lesley Kant
Norwich
• A friend on holiday in Crete (Letters, 4 August) was doing a crossword on the beach. In reply to the question who was chancellor of the exchequer in 1966, her companion shouted out “Dennis Healey”. A voice boomed out “Good morning, ladies”. Dennis and Edna spent a happy hour discussing how best to spend their time in Crete with the delighted and surprised duo.
Sybil Perryman
Eccles, Greater Manchester
• Our Morris Minor Traveller, known as “the car with the wooden wheels”, frequently broke down on roundabouts in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, when we lived there in 1969-72 (Letters, 3 August). We always got it going, to great cheers from bystanders, by opening the bonnet and banging the battery connections with the hammer we always had ready.
Vic Henderson
Waterlooville, Hampshire
• Was the letter about the clockwork 2CV (4 August) just a wind-up?
Dr Allan Dodds
Nottingham
• What a shame that the CIA’s clandestine operative John Sipher’s name doesn’t begin with a C (Report, 4 August).
Neil Macehiter
Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire
• Re your headline “England select Pope for second Test” (Sport, 5 August). Is that because it’s at Lord’s?
Michael Bulley
Chalon-sur-Saône, France
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