The Tory leadership candidates (Explainer, 29 September) should be nicknamed after the cows in Cold Comfort Farm: Graceless, Aimless, Feckless and Pointless. Mix and match how you like; it really doesn’t make much difference.
Rod Bell
York
• Kemi Badenoch is a skilled politician, well-versed in the Trump playbook, who chooses her words with care. Her sniping at maternity pay (Report, 29 September) is designed to appeal to the Andrew Tate demographic of young men who think women get a better deal than they do. This is the fresh blood that Badenoch seems to be hoping to attract to the ageing Tory party. I bet she wins.
Hilary Cashman
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
• The fascinating compendium of 41 era-defining music photographs (From Elton John at the piano to Stormzy at Glastonbury and Madonna snogging Britney: 41 era-defining music photos, 28 September) included an iconic image of Bob Dylan from 1963. The caption said he is now recognised as “one of the greatest ever singer/songwriters”. Surely “one of” is superfluous?
Mike Pender
Cardiff
• Why would anyone need to use a lip balm that costs £16 just to watch TV (Box clever: what to wear to watch TV, 27 September)? Is it to deal with chafing from yelling in frustration at the “smart” operating system?
Derrick Cameron
Stoke-on-Trent
• I was also annoyed by the disappearance of lids from hummus (Letters, 30 September), until I realised that the solution was to save the taramasalata lids.
Cynthia Gallaway
Twickenham, London
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