While Caroline Lucas has been an effective and radical MP, I applaud her decision to spend more time doing politics by stepping down from the position (Report, 8 June). While what happens in parliament matters, the most effective movements for change in recent times – from Black Lives Matter to climate protests – have come from outside of Westminster.
Keith Flett
Tottenham, London
• I have never set foot in a Greggs or a Pret a Manger (Greggs and Pret index reveals England’s true north-south divide, say scientists, 7 June). I do not like sausage rolls and spat out my one and only ever (wrapless) slice of avocado. I am a Midlander, and wish to remain so.
David Collins
Kidderminster, Worcestershire
• Birmingham, Coventry and Leicester are not in a “disputed grey area”. They are in the Midlands.
Erik Williams
Cardiff
• Rich Pelley wonders why live actors on stage don’t acknowledge the audience, claiming that “you get a ‘Hello’ or ‘How you doing?’ at the most monosyllabic of live gigs”. He’s obviously never been to a Bob Dylan concert (My home is cosy and comfortable, and there’s a kettle. Why would I want a night out?, 7 June).
Bill Lockwood
Stone, Staffordshire
• Re autocorrect (Letters, 8 June), my phone changes “sportive” to “prostitute”, causing raised eyebrows when I attempted to tell a friend I was planning to ride such a cycling event over the weekend.
Ian Simpson
London
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