What a brilliant idea by the government – asking supermarkets to implement a voluntary price cap on basic food items (Report, 28 May). When this is successful, perhaps it could extend it, such as asking criminals to voluntarily turn themselves in, thus saving the police a lot of time and expense.
Phil Rhoden
Kidderminster, Worcestershire
• Re unusual taste combinations (Letters, 28 May), on a holiday in Normandy a few years ago, a restaurant was offering sardine crumble – exactly the same crumble you’d put on apples, including sugar. To my surprise, I really enjoyed it.
Barbara Thompson
Sheffield
