It’s good to see that not everyone in Downing Street has lost their sense of humour. The proof? The quote in your story (Calls for Tory Islamophobia inquiry as PM drawn into Nusrat Ghani row, 23 January) by a No 10 spokesperson: “The Conservative party does not tolerate prejudice or discrimination of any kind.”
Bill Kirton
Aberdeen
• Driving west on the M62 towards Manchester, I noticed graffiti on a road bridge ahead that said: “Resist the prick.” Is this a reference to the prime minister or to the vaccine?
Helen Benson
Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
• A herpetologist once told me that, for safety reasons, you should never place a constricting snake around your neck. I was therefore a bit surprised to see our best-known TV naturalist on the cover of your What’s On print supplement (22 January) not following that advice, particularly as the headline was “The big squeeze”.
Dave Headey
Faringdon, Oxfordshire
• In addition to Jojo Goodfellow’s nominations of what we can be proud of in our country (Letters, 19 January), I would like to add public libraries, free art galleries and museums, the National Trust and the RNLI.
John Boaler
Calne, Wiltshire
• Masks (Letters, 23 January) enable me to attend Monday morning bridge sessions unshaven, but without causing shock and outrage to the club membership.
John Hunter
Holmes Chapel, Cheshire
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