I know we’ve been overwhelmed with bad news of late, but I’ve yet to read of any concerns about the greatest threat of all – nuclear war (Return of US nuclear weapons to UK would be an escalation, says Russia, 5 September). One worry too much?
Jenny Haynes
Horkstow, Lincolnshire
• Emma Brockes remarks that a portrait of Theresa May “combines a Bloomsbury-era vibe of sharp angles and sludgy colours with what feels like a Napoleonic cross-body positioning of May’s arm” (Opinion, 6 September). Bloomsbury maybe, but Napoleonic? Surely not. After all, Napoleon famously kept his armies in his sleevies.
Helen Swallow
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
• Overheard in a north London Irish pub at a mention of the Ryanair boss: “Mick O’Leary, is it? Sure, he’d charge you five pounds each for the bags under your eyes” (Pass notes: Hidden holiday fees: is the end nigh for dastardly drip pricing?, 5 September).
Patrick Carroll
Helston, Cornwall
• I think the avian named on page 10 of Monday’s paper as an Arctic tern is actually a common tern. I should know.
David Beake
Sheringham, Norfolk
• “Liz Truss to ‘share lessons’ of her time in government in new book” (9 September). Wouldn’t a leaflet be more appropriate?
Steen Petersen
Nanaimo, Canada
• Is this going to be another of those books with blank pages, destined for the loo, like The Wit and Wisdom of Nigel Farage?
John Morrison
Asselby, East Yorkshire
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