Yesterday a mountebank, a man with no obvious qualification for holding public office, resigned (Report, 10 July). Yesterday, a man of decency and honour died. He also resigned. Both were foreign secretary – but only one of them is deserving of respect. RIP Peter Carington.
Lawrence Fry
Sheffield
• Has May lost her Johnson but found her balls?
Alan Couchman
Douglas, Co Cork, Ireland
• Now he’s jobless, Boris is free to show us a real man of principle by fulfilling his promise to lie down in front of those third-runway bulldozers.
Wilf Hartley
Northallerton, North Yorkshire
• “O tempora, O mores” (Letters, 9 July).
Anne Brooks
Harpenden, Hertfordshire
• With parched lawns and hosepipe bans looming, I find it extraordinary the Met Office says there is “an increased risk” of rain (Report, 10 July).
Nicky Ford
Guildford, Surrey
• It’s surprising no mention has been made (Letters, passim) of one-hit wonders Morris Minor and the Majors, whose Stutter Rap reached No 4 in the singles chart in 1988. The band members’ stage names were Morris Minor, Rusty Wing and Phil Errup.
Adrian Brodkin
London
• The old adage was that today’s newspapers are tomorrow’s fish and chip wrappers. What is the equivalent for the digital age?
John Richardson
South Cave, East Yorkshire
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