Your report on the local elections (8 May) says that the Labour party has “banished the demons of Brexit and Jeremy Corbyn’s time as leader” and that voters are returning to the fold, on less than a 40% turnout. As a Labour-voting remainer, can someone tell me what the “demons of Brexit” are?
Dr Mark Wilcox
Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
• It’s unfair of other political leaders to demand Keir Starmer’s view on anti-protest legislation when they know he hasn’t had a chance to consult with polls and focus groups so he can find out what he thinks.
Tim Rossiter
Crickhowell, Powys
• Every year, after canvassing for local elections, I’m left wondering why front doors have letterboxes at ground level. Designers and architects, please note – kneeling on all fours should not be expected of our wonderful postal workers.
Mary Burgess
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
• Dr Geoffrey Hinton (‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton quits Google and warns over dangers of misinformation, 2 May) worries that AI chatbots “could become more intelligent than humans”. Judging by the chatbots used by banks and similar institutions to handle customer inquiries, I would say we’ll be safe for several more millennia.
Keith Johnson
Sedbergh, Cumbria
• The recent debate on artificial intelligence has reminded me of Mary Shelley’s warning of the dangers posed by unregulated scientific advances. In her 1818 book Frankenstein, the monster says to Dr Frankenstein: “You are my creator, but I am your master.”
John Lovelock
Bristol
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