As a member of the coalition of “Guardian-reading, tofu-eating, wokerati” that Suella Braverman blamed for disruptive protests on Tuesday, I am anxious to learn the singular of this intriguing sobriquet. Is it wokeratus, wokerato, wokerata or wokeratum, and is it a gender-neutral noun?
Robert Earl
Mereworth, Kent
• Perhaps the Guardian could include a special feature on tofu in Feast this Saturday, in honour of Suella Braverman’s comments? I was inspired to marinate some this morning for dinner with my family tonight; I’m sure it’ll taste better with her seal of disapproval.
Matthew Kaner
London
• When the real SS Politician (Letters, 18 October) sank in 1941 near Eriskay, in the Outer Hebrides, it lost its cargo of 250,000 bottles of whisky, many of which were “found” by locals, an incident that was memorably portrayed in the film Whisky Galore!
Paul Jenkinson
Zollikon, Switzerland
• I recall one day when the deputy head took the school assembly and went to great lengths to emphasise that we must all close our eyes for the prayers. After a suitable pause, she began: “Oh Lord, open our eyes…” (Letters, 18 October).
Janet Lang
Redbourn, Hertfordshire
• Maybe the spuggies (sparrows) missing from Mary Julian’s garden in London (Letters, 18 October) have moved 300 miles north. I’m watching about 30 fighting over birdseed and breadcrumbs, and a dozen others playing “port and starboard” in the birdbath.
Janet Mansfield
Aspatria, Cumbria
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