Daphne Pearson News Today

SIR – I served 23 years in the Royal Air Force and for the last two was part of a recruitment team (Letters, January 29). The training for this role included an extensive specialist course on recruitment techniques and policies, and a visit to many training establishments that enabled me to offer advice to potential recruits on their chosen trade. I feel this specialist training, together with my personal experience of Service life and conditions, allowed me to encourage, test and eventua...

SIR – The new five-point plan to control immigration (“Migrant curbs to cut arrivals by quarter”, report, December 5) is all very well, but why wait until the spring to implement it?

Plus: Giving up on Waitrose; the case against 20mph speed limits; a humble D-Day hero; metro manners; and heretical views on Shakespeare

One client of war relic restorer Neville Crawford brought in a handful of live ammunition.

One client of war relic restorer Neville Crawford brought in a handful of live ammunition.

One client of war relic restorer Neville Crawford brought in a handful of live ammunition.

One client of war relic restorer Neville Crawford brought in a handful of live ammunition.

Plus: King Charles’s German accent; post-Brexit trade; the benefits of all-girls schools; and what to do with old spectacles

SIR – The Lockdown Files provide an insight into government decision-making processes and highlight the completely random approach adopted when making choices that impact the entire population.

SIR – Last year I paid British Gas £378 monthly by direct debit, and the cost of my energy consumption over three months was £577.