Adrian Chiles has my sympathy when it comes to pigeons (I loathe pigeons. You wouldn’t believe what they do to my downpipe, 23 April). They are everywhere. I have had an allotment for more than 40 years. At first, the pigeons came for a few brassicas – so we netted them. Then they came for the swedes, lettuce, kale and broccoli – so we netted them. Then they came for the peas and beans – so we netted them. Now they are going for the currants and berries. I’m thinking of turning the allotment into a bowling green and buying shares in a company that makes netting.
Barry Norman
Drighlington, Leeds
• According to Simon Tisdall, tyrants like Donald Trump always fall (Opinion, 27 April). But there are plenty of dictators – the nastiest being Vladimir Putin – whose continuing reigns suggest Tisdall’s confidence is misplaced.
Lewis Corner
South Fremantle, Perth, Australia
• Polly Llwynfedwen from Brecon shouldn’t have let on about the prices of pints and coffees in her locality (Letters, 25 April). We will all be trying to move there now that the secret is out.
Harvey Sanders
Annandale, NSW, Australia
• Whenever I pick up the phone to call a customer service number (Letters, 23 April), I can already hear the earworm for Cliff Richard’s We Don’t Talk Anymore establish itself.
Paul McNelis
Smethwick, West Midlands
• Might I suggest “Take me to your leader” for Andrew Dailey’s response to “How can I digitally help you” (Letters, 23 April)?
Colin Prower
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
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