You report (9 August) that Bridget Phillipson has stated that “universities in England should not expect a government bailout, arguing they are autonomous institutions that should rely on their own resources”. Will this hardline attitude be applied to the water, rail and banking industries?
Pete Lavender
Woodthorpe, Nottinghamshire
• Speaking of the union flag, John Mathews describes the lyrics of a song as longing “for a day when all English people … can stand under their flag proudly” (6 August). But the union flag is the flag of the UK, not England. If we are going to talk about flags, wouldn’t it be advisable to agree on what they stand for? Or let’s perhaps just get rid of them all?
Jim Grozier
Brighton, East Sussex
• Of the 30 mugshots published in the print edition (10 August) with your report on rioters , only one was of a woman. Do I need to say more about who is responsible for aggression at all levels? Let’s hope Kamala Harris, as a woman, can dial it down internationally – with Keir Starmer’s support.
Catherine Cross
Lindfield, West Sussex
• My mother used to regard pylons (Letters, 11 August) as “friendly giants striding across the 1960s landscape taking electricity to everyone” – until a new family car had a radio and her favourite listening was “interfered with”.
Mike Calvert
Chorley, Lancashire
• An article on the group Death Cab for Cutie (Interview, 9 August), but no thank-yous to the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band?
Peter Brooker
West Wickham, London
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