I was impressed by your article on ways to travel more cheaply by train (Get a railcard and ditch season tickets: how to beat the rail fare rises, 16 March). However, readers may be interested to know that most annual railcards can be purchased online using vouchers from supermarket loyalty schemes. We have not paid a penny for railcards in more than 10 years, simply by trading in Tesco Clubcard vouchers. Using the loyalty scheme saves us £90 a year before we’ve even left the house.
Katie Croft
York
• “I don’t think we have 53 idiots in the party,” says a former minister in your report (Hester row and Anderson defection have left Sunak weaker than ever, 17 March). I wholeheartedly agree. Judging by the standards and conduct of many ministers, I’m sure the figure is much higher.
Rick Kempster
Waterlooville, Hampshire
