You report (11 September) that Venice is to introduce a €5 day-visitor fee. This will discourage few people who could afford to get to Venice in the first place. Why not charge what a day in Venice is worth? Compare its value with a seat at the opera or a really good meal, except that a day in Venice lasts much longer and is a unique and richly varied experience. I’d suggest at least €50, perhaps with some free admissions and a dedicated vaporetto service; €5 a day is an insult to the city.
Mark Miller
Kendal, Cumbria
• I have inherited wisdom on mole deterrence (Letters, 12 September). My brother’s advice: ferret droppings will cause sufficient unease to encourage any mole to move on from a garden. He wooed his sweetheart by paying her a visit to deliver a bag of droppings from his pet ferrets.
Barbara Last
Sheffield
