Readers respond to a feature on women forced out of work by menopause and a report on suggestions that menopause should be a protected characteristic under the Equality ActMiddle-aged women and others going through the menopause experience unacceptable…
We’re paying the price of the UK government’s herd immunity policy | Letter
The legacy of Boris Johnson’s initial approach to the pandemic can be measured in lives needlessly lost and ruined, says Michael RosenYour report on US officials’ reaction to Boris Johnson’s initial coronavirus policy, to aim for herd immunity (Trump t…
The UK must answer for a litany of strategic failings in Afghanistan | Letters
The UK should never have joined the US invasion, writes Dr Taj Hargey, and its reputation is being stained by America’s unilateral retreat. Plus letters from Jonathan Worthington and Sandra KhadhouriIn Wednesday’s revelatory parliamentary debates there…
New BT chair left a trail of wrecked lives as Royal Mail boss | Letter
Mike Lucraft responds to an article about Adam Crozier, who was in charge of Royal Mail when subpostmasters were accused of theft because of a faulty IT systemSo, Adam Crozier, the new chair of BT, “spent two decades steering businesses out of corporat…
Rightwing culture warriors do not define Britishness | Letters
Readers respond to Kojo Koram’s article about the Tory preoccupation with dictating our national storyKojo Koram provides a useful corrective to the common, narrow perception of culture he describes (Here’s what the right gets wrong about culture: it’s…
Labour values are meaningless without policies | Letters
Labour must work on more than just its messaging: it must convert its principles into convincing policies, writes Dr Norman Brady, while Philip Wood says the party’s future lies with the neglected under-40sProf Alan Finlayson is right to question Labou…
Training more doctors is good for our health | Letters
Dr Adrian James says making more places available at medical schools will be a positive development for the NHS and for patients The increase in medical school places might be causing understandable challenges for universities, but training more doctor…
Inescapable truths about our outdated prisons | Letters
Readers respond to an article by Frances Crook, the outgoing head of the Howard League for Penal Reform, about the need for radical change to the prison systemFrances Crook has been a voice of reason in the charity sector for 35 years (The reform of pr…
More awareness and support needed after miscarriage | Letter
Charlotte Tew writes about feeling isolated and the lack of adequate medical care for those who have lost a babyA huge thank you for publishing the podcast about baby loss and miscarriage (Today in Focus, 9 August). My husband and I are currently exper…
Women in sport: pride, prejudice and promise
UK Sport’s Sally Munday counters claims of misogyny in the organisation’s support for female competitors, while Ann Deary Francis and Aaron Nelson say cricket’s new Hundred format has boosted the women’s gameUK Sport has a strong, proven and ongoing co…