In his appraisal of the party manifestos (For the posh and powerful – not you, Review, 27 May), Terry Eagleton rightly spreads his disdain equally over the Conservative, Labour and Lib Dem efforts. But he omitted the best manifesto of all: respectful, intelligent, broad-ranging and balanced. I am, of course, referring to the Green party document.
Maurice George
Ormskirk, Lancashire
• Richard Harris (Letters, 31 May) reflects on the absence of Lib Dem coverage by newspapers. Your readers may be interested to read that the Lib Dem manifesto won, by a comfortable margin, on a scoring for producing happiness in The Conversation (8/10: Lib Dem; 5/10: Conservative; 4/10: Labour). It would be interesting to see the manifestos scored for inducing misery.
Fionna O’Leary
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
• It’s concerning that Tim Farron condescendingly referred to hair-shirt and muesli-eating Guardian readers in Wednesday’s TV debate (Farron’s muesli move, 1 June), but perhaps even worse that he failed to note that some of us also wear beards and sandals.
Keith Flett
London
• Theresa May was quite right in not turning up for the TV debate. There is nothing that would be said that we haven’t heard many times before ad nauseam. The only place for debates is the House of Commons.
John Fair
Castlebar, Co Mayo, Ireland
• Listening to Theresa May reminds me of Theodore Roosevelt’s motto: “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” But as far as the Brexit negotiations are concerned, it seems she will be shouting and carrying a feather duster.
John Coad
Harpenden, Hertfordshire
• In light of the problems with the Tory manifesto, might not Theresa May consider flip-flops more appropriate than kitten heels?
Terry Carbro
Whitby, North Yorkshire
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