I know we’ve been overwhelmed with bad news of late, but I’ve yet to read of any concerns about the greatest threat of all – nuclear war (Return of US nuclear weapons to UK would be an escalation, says Russia, 5 September). One worry too much?
Jenny Haynes
Horkstow, Lincolnshire
Emma Brockes remarks that a portrait of Theresa May “combines a Bloomsbury-era vibe of sharp angles and sludgy colours with what feels like a Napoleonic cross-body positioning of May’s arm” (Opinion, 6 September). Bloomsbury maybe, but Napoleonic? Surely not. After all, Napoleon famously kept his armies in his sleevies.
Helen Swallow
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Overheard in a north London Irish pub at a mention of the Ryanair boss: “Mick O’Leary, is it? Sure, he’d charge you five pounds each for the bags under your eyes” (Pass notes: Hidden holiday fees: is the end nigh for dastardly drip pricing?, 5 September).
Patrick Carroll
Helston, Cornwall
I think the avian named on page 10 of Monday’s paper as an Arctic tern is actually a common tern. I should know.
David Beake
Sheringham, Norfolk
“Liz Truss to ‘share lessons’ of her time in government in new book” (9 September). Wouldn’t a leaflet be more appropriate?
Steen Petersen
Nanaimo, Canada
Is this going to be another of those books with blank pages, destined for the loo, like The Wit and Wisdom of Nigel Farage?
John Morrison
Asselby, East Yorkshire