How refreshing and inspiring it is to read your Other Lives section. I cannot help but compare each noble, extraordinary person who is portrayed and brought to life in these obituaries with our prime minister. As a coping strategy, I now read them before catching up with Boris Johnson’s latest ruse as he adapts the truth and the rules to suit his own needs, lack of moral integrity and “standards”.
Viv Thorpe
Bottesford, Leicestershire
• I grew up in Grimsby, and in the early 1970s we had our own bucket fountain (Letters, 1 June), built when the town centre was modernised. It was usually bubbling, as washing powder was routinely added to the water by persons unknown. It was ahead of its time and ultimately removed. I hope it has been preserved somewhere.
Susan Fisher
London
• Justin Welby, in the context of Prince Andrew’s behaviour towards Virginia Giuffre, asks us all to be more open and forgiving (Report, 31 May). I am not a Christian, but my understanding of Christian theology is that confession comes before forgiveness.
Dr Kambiz Boomla
London
• In discussing the cultural history of Bradford (Editorial, 1 June), you omitted the name of one of Bradford’s most famous sons, the composer Frederick Delius, who was born in the city in 1862. Although his birthplace no longer stands, his music is still enjoyed the world over.
Nick Chadwick
Oxford
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