The self-importance of being Boris

Boris Johnson dangles from a zip-line during a stunt in 2012. Mike Langley thinks Anna Ford’s call for him to be filled with gas, so he flies away, may prove unnecessary. Photograph: Barcroft Media

At my all-girls grammar school in the 1950s, secretarial work and domestic science were also considered poor options (Letters, 25 February). Here I am, after a long and successful career, learning to type, dance and cook. Latin, hockey and science are of little use to me, post-retirement.
Norma Hornby
Warrington, Cheshire

• Anna Ford wants Boris filled with hydrogen (or is it helium?) so he takes off (Letters, 23 February). Surely he will burst with self-importance before too long.
Mike Langley
Teddington, Middlesex

• Oh no! The irreplaceable Steve Bell is 65 (Birthdays, 26 February). Hope the Guardian hasn’t been paying him enough to retire on.
Mike Hine
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey

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