Our police don’t overreact (Report, 30 March); we don’t have institutional racism (Report, 31 March); the prime minister is a model of honesty and integrity (Report, 29 March). Truly, this is the best of all countries.
Peter Brooker
West Wickham, Kent
• Will Pedanticus tear up his copy of Tuesday’s Guardian? A photo caption on page 7 read: “NHS staff eat lunch on a wall across the river from the House of Commons that is being turned into a memorial for victims of the pandemic.”
Ian Clegg
Ravenshead, Nottingham
• There’s no shame in cocking up a 180 in Llangollen basin, Tony Collins (Letters, 30 March). I’ve accidentally recreated the “ramming speed” scene from Ben-Hur more than once there. But labelling your family “crew” is always going to test their loyalty.
Ian Grieve
Gordon Bennett, Llangollen canal
• It must be because I’m from Yorkshire that I can solve crosswords even before they are compiled (Letters, 30 March).
Wendy Collins
Batley, West Yorkshire
• Andrea Meanwell’s account of her flock and her desire for Cumbrian sheep farming to be passed to the next generation was uplifting (Country diary, 30 March). I hope her aspirations are fulfilled.
Michael Cunningham
Wolverhampton
• On Tuesday, we were delighted to see our first swallow of the spring here on the Preseli Hills. A few days earlier than last year.
Charlie Mason
Hermon, Pembrokeshire
