What a decent chap Tom Daley is, and a good representative of Britain (18 July). To be in your teens and follow such a strict regime separates him from the rest of us mortals.
jbinuk On theguardian.com
Hopefully one day articles will be written about people who do not have to mention their sexuality or gender, but that day is still a long way off, particularly for an international figure who has to compete in countries where people are regularly persecuted for being gay, and for whom equality is an impossible dream.
billforsyth On theguardian.com
Suggestions that Katie Hopkins is a psychopath (18 July) are curious; I thought such characters had charm, at least on the surface.
Iain Climie
Whitchurch, Hants
The “rise” of the superdad (18 July)? Twenty-five years ago, not only was my lawyer husband doing the school run and ferrying our two daughters to multifarious school activities, but also conducting all manner of legal transactions and garnering new clients at the school gate. Perhaps he was just ahead of his time?
Melissa Day
Garsington, Oxford
I have been married twice (18 July) and there is only one detail you absolutely have to get right: the groom.
Louise_Wickham On theguardian.com
I was disappointed that Abigail Radnor’s account of getting married in 2015 did not question why we are letting social media amplify anxieties and set ridiculous new norms. I am sure there are plenty of couples who still eschew social pressures and have the wedding they want. After all, they are the only two people who can make the marriage work, long after the hashtag has stopped trending.
Sonia Khan
Hackney, London
Joely Richardson (Q&A, 18 July) lacks imagination if she thinks every elderly person needs courage to get though the day. Many of us can’t wait to get up in the morning, because there’s so much we still want to achieve before we die.
Eva Lawrence
St Albans, Hertfordshire
That’s Me In The Picture (18 July) was a powerful argument for affordable housing. When Pat Swindells’ husband defaulted on their mortgage, she had the chance of a council house. As she said: “I thought I’d won the pools when we moved there.”
Paul Walker
Buxton, Derbyshire
Is it too late to add Sophie Heawood to the Labour leadership ballot paper?
Michael Teare and Pamela Sanders
Honiton, Devon
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