Re your article (UK’s 50 richest families hold more wealth than 50% of population, analysis finds, 19 May), we would all see how little the super‑rich pay in taxes if we adopted the Scandinavian system of putting all tax returns in the public domain. Nosy neighbours would soon flush out tax dodgers.
Anthony Stoll
London
• Reading the comment on benefit cuts by Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary (Our £5bn disability benefits cut will stop welfare state collapsing, says Kendall, 20 May), brought to mind the notorious remark from the Vietnam war that “it became necessary to destroy the town to save it”.
Dr Richard Carter
Putney, London
• As a Manchester United supporter, the only bright spot for me in their 1-0 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League final (Sport, 21 May) was that I knew John Crace would be happy. It has been a hard season for both of us and we hope for better times.
Helen Evans
Ruthin, Denbighshire
• Would Adrian “Impossible to find the next Gary Lineker” Chiles (21 May) and Kieran “Jamie Carragher No 1 football pundit” Morris (22 May) make good candidates for a future Dining Across the Divide column?
Carol Walker
Sheffield
• Perhaps artificial intelligence could be tasked with constructing fairer copyright law (Elton John calls UK government ‘absolute losers’ over AI copyright plans, 18 May).
Alan Worsley
Hull
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