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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics

Promises that are never delivered

A delivery driver packing a full white van with parcels.
Sue Pryce-Jones is tired of hearing the mantra ‘delivering for the British people’. Photograph: Britpix/Alamy

Is anyone else apart from me sick of hearing the tired, empty mantra “delivering for the British people”? I’m still waiting for my government delivery. Perhaps it was delivered when I was out. I’ve asked all my neighbours if they have it by mistake, but apparently not.
Sue Pryce-Jones
Ewelme, Oxfordshire

• So Boris Johnson has “lost faith” in the system. I’ve lost faith in the system that elected him prime minister (Boris Johnson cuts ties with government lawyers assisting him in Covid inquiry, 24 May).
Ann Newell
Thame, Oxfordshire

• Re your article (21 weird snacks loved by top chefs, 25 May), when staying at French B&Bs, our then small daughter watched as our hosts dipped their croissants in their morning coffee. On our return, she dipped her toast and Marmite in her hot chocolate. At 42, she still does it.
Janet Mansfield
Aspatria, Cumbria

• A significant barefoot event was missed in Pass Notes (Lose the shoes! It’s time to get ready for Barefoot-Boy Summer, 22 May). Why was there no mention of Paul McCartney on the cover of the 1969 Abbey Road album?
Alan Brook
Sale, Cheshire

• Out of the record 272,000 patients who paid for healthcare (Report, 24 May), I wonder how many voted Tory, and if they are still happy with their choice.
Pete Lavender
Nottingham

• Can the chief executive of BT not be replaced by AI (BT to axe up to 55,000 jobs by 2030 as it pushes into AI, 18 May)?
David Duell
Durham

• Have an opinion on anything you’ve read in the Guardian today? Please email us your letter and it will be considered for publication in our letters section.

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