Michaela Fopp News Today

SIR – After many years in power the SNP has missed a huge opportunity by focusing so much time and attention on independence (“Yousaf resigns”, telegraph.co.uk, April 29). Had it improved the efficiency of the Scottish government, and the well-being of the Scottish people through better healthcare, education and infrastructure, it would have been well placed to make the case for its ultimate goal. Instead, however, it has done the exact opposite, increasing taxes and allowin...

SIR – I write to commiserate with all those subpostmasters who have been traduced by the Post Office and Fujitsu’s faulty accounting software, Horizon (report, February 28).

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 ...

Plus: the Diane Abbott race row; British nationals stuck in Sudan; the value of the state pension; and an evening with Dame Edna Everage

SIR – I began work in the NHS as a medical student in 1959 and retired as a consultant in 2005.

SIR – When I started, general practice was considered the jewel in the crown of the NHS.

SIR – Laura Donnelly (Analysis, November 3) discusses the problems that the NHS faces, and their origins in the Covid lockdowns.

SIR – The challenge facing Conservative MPs is immense.

SIR – Among all the challenges faced by the NHS, little has been said about reduced productivity.

SIR – I am angry at Nadhim Zahawi, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, stating that middle earners (with a salary of £45,000) will need government help.