Heather Erridge News Today

SIR – The senior figures in the NHS complaining about possible reductions in the level of service from Royal Mail (Letters, April 6) have merely drawn attention to their own organisation’s failings.

SIR – Sir Simon Clarke thinks that changing the leadership of the Conservative Party yet again could result in an election victory (“Rishi Sunak has gone from asset to anchor for the Tories”, Commentary, January 15). If there is some miraculous saviour waiting in the wings to salvage this tumultuous group of people and instil some sense of loyalty, trustworthiness and ability to govern in them, that person is well and truly hidden.

SIR – As the debate about assisted dying continues (Letters, December 27), it is worth considering the state of palliative care in Britain.

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

SIR – I was sorry to read Charles Moore’s account (Notebook, March 4) of his friend’s nasty road accident in East Sussex, caused by a pothole.

SIR – The Prime Minister should ensure that Britain provides the long-range missiles and fighter jets that President Zelenskyy asks for.

SIR – The Labour Party is threatening, if it wins power, to remove the charitable status of independent schools, forcing them to charge VAT on fees (Letters, December 2).

SIR – Dr Paul Atkinson, of the Royal College of GPs, is deluding himself if he believes that the “imbalance” between in-person and remote appointments during the pandemic has now “gone” (report, November 16).

SIR – The Conservative Party’s behaviour (which I hesitate to describe as “running the country”) is degenerating into farce.

SIR – Britain had already left the EU when Rishi Sunak became Chancellor .