So the government thinks that it is “compassionate and fair” to criminalise and deport people “who are jumping the queue over some of the most vulnerable people” (UK migration bill impractical and morally unacceptable, says Justin Welby, 10 May). Presumably, in the interests of fairness and consistency, it will now apply the same sanctions to purchasers of private medical care in the UK who jump the queue over those vulnerable people languishing on obscenely long NHS waiting lists.
John French
Chepstow, Monmouthshire
• Thank you, Barbara Speed, for letting us off the hook for sleeping badly (Our obsession with sleep is doing more harm than good – and ignores the real problem, 9 May). Too many “experts” and options make us nervous and worried, and compound the problem. My therapist suggested that the worst aspect of not sleeping is worry. I took her advice and feel happier, accepting that a bad night happens to most people – so don’t fret.
Jude McGowan
London
• How appropriate that BBC Two offered Far from the Madding Crowd as an alternative to Eurovision on Saturday.
David Collins
Harpenden, Hertfordshire
• My father named our mongrel after a neighbour he detested so that he could enjoy shouting at it in the street (Letters, 12 May).
Martyn Thomas
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
• I recommend readers check out the late Les Barker’s wonderful poem Stay, Go and Fetch. Hilarious!
Tim Halliday
Crewe, Cheshire
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