Arwa Mahdawi can be assured that over-suspicious neighbours are not restricted to New York (It’s not stranger danger you should be afraid of, it’s video doorbell derangement syndrome, 1 May). A local Facebook page went into meltdown about a man who was seen driving down the road in the early hours, stopping regularly and running up people’s drives, clearly looking for easy access. We were urged to be ultra-vigilant. Shortly afterwards, it became clear that the milkman was getting an early start to his day.
Anne Cowper
Bishopston, Swansea
• The museum of the year shortlist is dominated by “institutions that have undergone extensive renovations” (Report, 30 April). As my father used to say, “much gets more”. The winner will be awarded £120,000. Surely I am not alone in thinking that the prizes could be gifted to smaller museums fighting to survive.
Christine Walters
Buxton, Derbyshire
• Ofsted’s one-word summaries (Letters, 29 April) remind me of Ford Prefect in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, who decided to change the Earth’s grading from “harmless” to “mostly harmless” – shortly before it was demolished to make way for an intergalactic highway.
Cassy Firth
Morley, West Yorkshire
• One word to describe the Tories? “Overstaying” about sums it up.
Michael Hasler
Cornworthy, Devon
• The Roman dodecahedron is obviously not a spaghetti measure (Letters, 30 April). My wife and I agree that it is a hanging plant holder for trailing plants.
Steve Lupton
Prestwich, Greater Manchester
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