Dougie Mitchell and Judith Reeves set out why many Scots, even unionists, prefer Sturgeon’s progressive party to the alternative, while Dr Hugh Young says anti-Brexit sentiment is not confined to the SNPYour editorial (The Guardian view on the SNP: del…
Johnson’s reshuffle puts power over principle | Letters
The latest cabinet sackings and appointments reveal the prime minister’s lack of courage and leadership, writes John Robinson, while John Cookson says they are merely part of a plan for an early election. Plus letters from Dave Pollard, Mick Beeby and …
The problem with England’s right-to-build laws | Letters
Readers respond to a piece by George Monbiot and call for concerted action at a local levelBravo, George Monbiot (England’s right-to-build laws are tokenistic and feeble – just ask the people of Totnes, 15 September). The warm words in the National Pla…
Universal credit cut is a cruel blow for the poor | Letters
The planned abolition of the £20 uplift is the latest attack on claimants caught in an unfair benefits system, says Mark Newbury. Plus letters from Jane Middleton and Manuela GonnermannYour editorial (14 September) is correct in highlighting the link b…
Government’s callous approach to Covid deaths | Letter
The UK has suffered one of the worst death tolls in the world, largely due to a prime minister who wants us to ‘live with the virus’, writes Giles du BoulayI doubt whether your headline (Bring in measures soon or risk 7,000 daily Covid hospitalisations…
Labour should turn to its 2019 manifesto for social care answers | Letters
Readers believe the party should look to the pledges it made on tax and spendingHere’s an idea for Labour policy on social care – the one presented in the 2019 general election manifesto(Labour may tax wealth more heavily to fund social care, says Star…
Vulnerable children are victims of Tory policy | Letters
The lack of help for troubled young people fills me with despair. Not much has changed since the 1980s, says Steven WalkerAnother story about the lack of help for troubled children (Sharp rise in acute medical beds occupied by children with nowhere els…
Afghan failures show ‘global Britain’ is just an empty slogan | Letters
Mark Newbury highlights the lack of support for refugees, David Beswick writes of the mismanagement of Afghanistan evacuations and Dr Richard Carter draws attention to the UK’s diminishing influenceNesrine Malik’s excellent article (For Afghan refugees…
We are letting down children with mental health problems | Letter
Effective support requires the provision of basic needs but services are overwhelmed, writes Siobhan BryantAs a senior child and adolescent mental health nurse working in the NHS, I cannot agree more that young people need more than antidepressants (Ch…
Quantum of solace: even physicists are still scratching their heads | Letters
Readers respond to an editorial about understanding quantum theory and defining the laws of physicsYour editorial on quantum physics (30 August) starts with a quote from Richard Feynman – “nobody understands quantum mechanics” – and then says “that is …