A teacher in my school once asked: “What was the greatest achievement of the Romans?” One enterprising lad answered: “They could understand Latin” (Letters, 14 January). Sadly, he was rewarded with several strokes of the belt.
Harry D Watson
Edinburgh
• If Liz Truss had any real understanding of the world she lives in, she would have sent a cease-and-desist lettuce to the prime minister (Liz Truss sends legal letter ordering Starmer to stop saying she crashed economy, 9 January).
Sandy Guthrie
Amberley, West Sussex
• Over 10 years ago, I wrote to Archbishop John Sentamu to ask why York Minster did not have solar panels on its largest south-facing roof. Good to learn that, at last, good sense prevails (Report, 9 January).
Robin Le Mare
Allithwaite, Cumbria
• My surname has often led my wife to be asked what part of Burma I come from (it’s Devon, actually). There are a surprising number of ways it can be mispronounced (They say a name like mine can hold you back in life, but I will never change it, 13 January).
Tom Yeo (“Yo”)
Enfield, London
• Ryanair seeks to limit passengers’ drinks to stop disruptive behaviour, which, it says, happens due to delays. Er, what about cutting out the delays (Report, 13 January)?
David Prothero
Harlington, Bedfordshire
• At last, Frank Auerbach’s work is on show in Berlin, the city he fled as a child (Report, 16 January). How appropriate: the painting in your paper to illustrate this convoluted journey is Mornington Crescent.
Brian Smith
Berlin, Germany
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