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January 23, 2024
SIR – Hamas’s murderous attack on October 7 was part of its wider, stated goal of wiping Israel off the map. Of course, it is essential to bring the current conflict to a just conclusion, and to commence serious discussions on the formation of a Palestinian state. Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, correctly points out that “statehood of a people is not in the gift of its neighbour; it is the right of a people, and it is the right of the Palestinian people”. I ...
June 2, 2023
Our readers share their stories about how the unpopular levy has affected them
February 14, 2023
SIR – The Allies prevailed against fanatical opposition in the Second World War because Germany ran out of people capable of fighting, and Japan was defeated by a hitherto unseen weapon.
December 27, 2022
SIR – I spent nearly 30 years at the BBC, mainly in an editorial role in the radio newsroom – which included the night we joined the Common Market – later on Today, Radio 1, Radio 4 and in news management.
September 15, 2022
SIR – The queues we are witnessing as people pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II differ only in their clothing from the ones in the photograph on the front of Tuesday’s Features section, of people waiting to see Winston Churchill lying in state in 1965.
August 18, 2022
SIR – The folly of Britain’s myopic drive for “diversity” and equality is well illustrated by the discrimination against hard-working, high-achieving, middle-class pupils in favour of “disadvantaged” students and those from overseas (report, August 16).
June 24, 2022
SIR – Boris Johnson was very happy to receive the credit for his party’s success in the 2019 general election, but is not prepared to accept the blame for the two disastrous by-election results just suffered.
June 1, 2022
SIR – I have tried to report two crimes in the past two weeks (“Police leave 999 callers hanging”, report, May 31).
December 30, 2020
30 December 2020 • 12:01am Patients wait to be vaccinated at The Hive, home of Barnet Football Club, in Cannons Park, north London Credit: kirsty oconnor/pa SIR – I was furious when I read the letter (December 28) from Dr Claire Barker, who attempted to volunteer as a Covid-19 vaccinator but was unable to supply the 21 documents demanded during the registration process. I was further dismayed by your report yesterday that Nightingale hospitals are empty because, according to Saffron Cordery...