Could there be a silver lining to the building of a third runway at Heathrow (Reeves: third Heathrow runway would be hard decision but good for growth, 26 January)? I remember Boris Johnson promising to lie down in front of the bulldozers to stop it.
Jim McManners
Trimdon Grange, County Durham
• Re the UK’s love of instant coffee (Pass notes, 27 January), the Germans have the best word for weak, nasty coffee or coffee substitute: Muckefuck. I eagerly await the day when high-street coffee shops add this to their ever‑expanding drinks menus.
John Robbins
Knowle, West Midlands
• Unlike Zoe Williams (28 January), I am always delighted to be offered a seat on public transport, not because I need it necessarily, but because it heartens me to see people showing kindness, consideration and care for others. Please don’t stop.
Jenny Cobley
Lewes, East Sussex
• It appears that the real threat to the US was not deep state after all, but DeepSeek (‘Sputnik moment’: $1tn wiped off US stocks after Chinese firm unveils AI chatbot, 28 January).
Philip Clarke
East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
• Is the government’s decision to change the name of the Royal Navy’s latest submarine from HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles a heel-jerk reaction (No 10 defends decision to change name of HMS Agincourt submarine, 27 January)?
Chris Arrowsmith
Cam, Gloucestershire
• At least they didn’t rename her ’Astings.
John Davenport
Kenley, London
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