The wisdom and honesty of David Miliband at the Hay festival (David Miliband calls support for Iraq war one of his ‘deepest regrets’, 28 May) shows how much he is needed in frontline politics now, and why Labour missed a trick in not appointing him leader all those years ago. What might persuade him back, I wonder.
Simon Surtees
London
• Your headline “Why are millennials so turned off by the Tory party?” (30 May) puzzled me. Surely it should read: “Why isn’t everyone turned off by the Tory party?”
Steve Hodgson
Ambergate, Derbyshire
• I was pleased to read about the Italian chapel on Orkney (Letters, 26 May). When we visited it some years ago, a group barged their way past us. One of them produced a tuning fork, struck it and started singing. It turned out that they were descendants of the builders on a regular visit. It was one of the highlights of our holiday.
Nova Brockbank
Newcastle upon Tyne
• Re Christine Fuchs’ letter on the Chelsea flower show being costly and elitist (30 May), I couldn’t agree more. Having had the same experience in 2021 at Tatton Park, Cheshire, I would never attend another such event. It’s enough to put me off gardening for life.
Pat Fahy
Liverpool
• May I recommend that Christine Fuchs visits the RHS Malvern Spring Festival next year. It’s less grand than Chelsea and therein lies its charm. The show gardens by local schools are a particular delight, and the location beneath the Malvern Hills is stunning.
Nigel Walsh
Exeter
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