As a non-driver and bus user all my life, I can understand why the government has raised the bus fare cap to £3. Anyone who has used buses for a long time knows that this is still cheaper than it’s been for years in most areas. I suspect most people asked about the rise (Editorial, 20 November) were not bus users or had bus passes.
Trevor Hopper
Lewes, East Sussex
• Anyone who thinks raising the bus fare cap to £3 is OK either never travels by bus or holds in contempt the demographic that needs to use them.
Lois Ozlojo
Southend-on-Sea
• Re the Covid letters (Covid is no laughing matter when it continues to hurt so many, 15 November), it’s OK to joke about dark stuff. Laughter is a defence mechanism. My fellow medical students and I relied on dark humour to get us through the awful things we saw as youngsters in the 1970s. Humour is a coping strategy and we all emerged as competent, caring doctors.
Dr Roger Timms
Norwich
• Re calling tourists in Cornwall emmets or grockles (Letters, 19 November) – both are offensive. They are holidaymakers hoping to enjoy our beautiful county. I’d like to think that when I leave Cornwall to visit other places I will welcomed, not called a name.
Maggie Matthews
Helston, Cornwall
• I inquired about a basic health check when I reached my mid-70s and was told that unless I was on medication, it was not available (Letters, 19 November). Rather counterproductive.
Lynda McDonald
Edinburgh
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