I have noticed a number of candidates who are standing as independents in contested district council elections but are also standing in uncontested nearby parish council elections as Conservatives (Letters, 30 April). If they are still members of the Conservative party, can they be independent? I suggest concerned readers ask their local candidate whether they are a member of the Conservative party or not.
Lou Hart
Street, Somerset
• My husband, a modest and self-effacing man, becomes embarrassed if reminded of a comment he once received in one of his secondary school reports: “It is a privilege to teach this boy” (Letters, 1 May). He went on to become a teacher, always committed to giving his pupils full and – if possible – constructive reports.
Caroline Boyce
Dollar, Clackmannanshire
• My scripture teacher, Sister Gabriel, wrote in my report: “I wish Michele did not rely quite so much on Divine inspiration.”
Michele Carlisle
Easingwold, North Yorkshire
• On 2 May 1951, I was demobbed from the Royal Navy after national service. I asked my uncle Tom what newspaper I should take. Without hesitation, he said the Manchester Guardian. I took his advice and have taken the Guardian ever since. I am now 92. Is this a world record?
Brian Simmons
Branston, Lincolnshire
• It seems that the 19th-century Luddites had a point after all (‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton quits Google and warns over dangers of misinformation, 2 May).
Peter Nias
Bradford
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