The constituency boundary review was indeed independent (Editorial, 13 September) but it was based on the December 2015 electoral register at the government’s behest, contrary to the Electoral Commission’s recommendation of December 2016.
Jeremy Beecham
Labour, House of Lords
• Why are the proposed boundaries based on the electoral register rather than population? The MP represents – and works for – all their constituents, not just those registered to vote.
Rosie Boughton
London
• Geraint Davies (Letters, 12 September) compares The Archers’ listening figures of 5 million to the UK population of 65 million. Let’s compare the attendance at Premier League matches last weekend (354,071) with the population of England and Wales (53 million). Why does the media pay so much attention to football when the vast majority of us are not bothered?
Chris Andrews
Waterlooville, Hampshire
• How can you write about leaders’ illnesses (Fit for office?, G2, 13 September) and fail to mention Sir Anthony Eden’s gall bladder problems during the Suez crisis?
Dr Sally Cheseldine
Balerno, Edinburgh
• Our wonderful NHS offers a free pneumonia vaccination to all over 65 (Clinton campaign voices regret at hiding pneumonia, 13 September).
Jenny Moir
Chelmsford, Essex
• When did a Bullingdon boy ever stay to clear up the damage he created (Cameron quits but denies he is snubbing May, 13 September)?
Gren Gaskell
Malvern, Worcestershire
• Pedantry rules OK in linguistics, and beyond the ken of Guardian typography. “Guantánamo” has a written accent (Letters, 12 September), but “Guantanamera” has none, as stressed (predictably) on the “me”. If you don’t believe it, just listen to the song. There are rules for these things, quite elegant ones, but this might take us beyond A-level to degree-level linguistics.
Nicholas Ostler
Hungerford, Berkshire
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