Owen Jones’s mithering about the state of “the Labour left” (Demoralised and shattered: yes, the left in the UK is down. But here’s why it isn’t out, 25 January), as the party marches towards a historic victory and the chance to right 14 years of Tory wrongs, reads a lot like an overwrought fan analysis of the tediously boring Star Wars movie prequels. Can we not just all enjoy watching the Death Star get blown up?
Dan Blackburn
Leeds
• You report that it is within Ofcom’s gift to make first- and second-class Royal Mail deliveries take up to three days or longer (Royal Mail could save £650m by moving to three-day-a-week service, says Ofcom 24 January). Three days seems reasonable, but we do need to be wary of the “longer” option: on 25 January I received a Christmas card postmarked 2 December!
Graham Stevens
Crowborough, East Sussex
