Dr Richard J Goy (Letters, 23 September) mentions Billie Holiday, and asks “Who would dare to write Strange Fruit today?” As wonderful as Holiday was, she didn’t write Strange Fruit. It was written by Abel Meeropol, a Jewish schoolteacher and member of the American Communist party.
Andrea Weiss
New York City, US
• Ironic that on the day the Guardian highlighted the plight of public service broadcasters (‘A losing battle’: will UK public service broadcasters survive amid US onslaught?, 19 September), all seven of the films recommended in the paper’s What’s On section were available only via streaming platforms.
John Lovelock
Bristol
• I’ve seen a number of photos of Ed Davey on the water, such as the one with Rafael Behr’s article (It’s easy to ignore the Lib Dems, but they could soon hold the balance of power, 23 September). Is he trawling for floating voters?
Chris Arrowsmith
Cam, Gloucestershire
• If something happens because of something else, that’s a direct effect. If a third thing happens following that, that’s a knock-on effect (Letters, 22 September).
Henry Malt
Bythorn, Cambridgeshire
• Before someone cites “preorder” as tautologous, it can be, but is not always: I can order a book that’s been published, but only preorder one ahead of its publication.
Janet Fraser
Twickenham, London
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