Your report (Blaise Metreweli named as first woman to lead UK intelligence service MI6, 15 June) said “the head of MI6 is known internally as C – short for chief”. C is not short for chief. The first head of MI6 was Sir Mansfield Cumming, who always signed his letters “C” in green ink. It has been a tradition since to call the head of service C and for them to use green ink.
Roger Holles
Leeds
• One Christmas our son bought my husband a Donald Trump lavatory brush. Although it’s not official merchandise (Why is there a Maga-branded Instant Pot? Because capitalism never sleeps, 18 June), over the years it has given us immense satisfaction plunging the orange head into the depths in order to Make the Bowl Great Again.
Brenda Edwards
Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria
• When our children were young and their dad had decided to shave off his moustache (Adrian Chiles, 18 June), he’d shave off half and see how long it took them to notice.
Helen Evans
Ruthin, Denbighshire
• Gifting gifts (Letters, 16 June) becomes less of a problem and more worthy of thought if you recall that Gift is the German word for poison.
Brian Smith
Berlin, Germany
• I’ve always been given presents.
Maxine Goda
Liverpool
• “Swap in/swap out” rather than “swap”. “Hacks” in place of “tips”. And radio interviewees starting with: “Thank you for having me.”
Janet Fraser
Twickenham, London
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