Some years ago, when our GP asked how I was, I confounded her by replying, without thinking, “Living and partly living” – the chorus of the women in TS Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral (Editorial, 11 April). Other parts of it are so relevant today. The fact that I still continue to quote Eliot is testament to the impact of his poetry on a young girl in school in the 1950s in Northumberland.
Jean Jackson
Seer Green, Buckinghamshire
• I worked for a local authority policy team during the last Labour government. One day someone answered a phone and then called out: “Who’s responsible for teenage pregnancies?” You can imagine the replies he got (Letters, 12 April).
Alison Richards
Dunbar, East Lothian
• Re the quick crossword on Saturday (9 April), the clue to 8 across was “Disease caused by an infectious agent”. The answer was “virus”. The clue should have been “Infectious agent causing disease”. Considering our lives have been dominated by a virus for two years, this was rather sloppy compiling.
Chris McKinnell
Edinburgh
• The easiest way to ensure more Archers characters are silent is to switch off the wireless when the programme is broadcast – works for me (Letters, 12 April).
Pauline Carruthers
Lockerbie, Dumfries & Galloway
• In his new post of promoting Brexit opportunities, Jacob Rees-Mogg asked the public to send him ideas. Can I suggest he does a walkabout in Dover town centre with a full media entourage?
Sarah James
Monmouth
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