It appears that many people will be unable to use the postal voting system even if they have already applied. Because of the volume of demand at the printers, our local council, Wychavon, is unable to send out postal votes before 31 May, by which time people may already have gone on holiday and may not be able to use their vote. I assume that this could be a countrywide problem, caused by Theresa May’s haste in calling an election.
Sheila Cole
Bishampton, Worcestershire
• For the first time ever – I am in my 70s – I have received an election address from a party leader that does not mention the party she leads. Are the Conservatives disliked that much? It has really given me hope that the electoral polling re the upcoming election is not the certainty we are told.
David Watson
Nutley, East Sussex
• Has anyone else noticed that the Tories have adopted a lighter shade of pale for their campaign material this year? Is this an acknowledgment that their policies are all washed out? Royal blue has gone; should the current hue be named presidential blue?
Joy Everington
Marshwood, Dorset
• On the same day I heard that our £200 winter fuel allowance was likely to go (Report, 20 May), I received a letter from EDF which projected, due its price increases, that our electricity bill would rise by £201.90 next year.
Steve Shaw
Bude, Cornwall
• How to pay for Labour’s manifesto? Easy! Ditch Brexit and use the £50bn we need to exit the EU to underwrite the manifesto promises.
Doreen Carruthers
Whittingham, Northumberland
• I want a strong and stable government, for the many not the few, that will change Britain’s future. Which party should I vote for?
Sean Boyle
London
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