Peter Wickison News Today

SIR – I joined Sunday’s march against anti-Semitism in central London (report, November 27). Being present at this event, which felt more like a peace vigil, was an enormous privilege. I spoke to many strangers and overheard countless conversations. The total absence of hatred, or desire for vengeance, encapsulated this solemn, dignified occasion. I am proud of my fellow attendees, and of the millions of British people who share the value of tolerance on display that day. Philip Du...

SIR – Mindless groupthink on net-zero energy policy, with its cost repercussions and impact on security of supply, has sown the seeds of social unrest in Britain (“European energy key to keeping lights on this winter”, report, July 28).

8 July 2021 • 12:02am Bangladeshi people sit waiting for free food provided by Dhaka Metropolitan Police during the hard lockdown Credit: MONIRUL ALAM/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock SIR – Television reporters constantly interview members of the public who claim that they don’t want lockdown to end. Where do they find these people? If their lives have not been blighted by the lockdowns of the last 16 months, I can only assume that they don’t work or run a business; they don’t go shopping; they n...

SIR – Matt Hancock, the man who set the rules as Health Secretary, flouted them while the rest of us had to decide who could attend a funeral, who missed out on wedding celebrations, which friends and family we hugged (never mind kissed).