Your Letters
is considering whether all police officers should be made to wear name badges. With a name like his, it shouldn't be a problem. For a policeman with a name like mine, it's tantamount to giving out his home address and phone number with an open invitation for harassment. (Note to the criminals of Yorkshire: I am not, in fact, a policeman. There is no need to visit or call.)
David Richerby, Leeds, UK
Regarding the , isn't it a little curious that the best time to start drinking wine starts on Friday at 6pm? Did the pub down the road sponsor the article? I'm not sure though that I'll still be drinking at 9am on Sunday, and it's hardly surprising after all that drinking that Sunday then becomes an "unfavourable" day.
Basil Long, Nottingham
Charles (Monday letters), one can find good English tea blends in the US, even here in Boston where we have habits of throwing it overboard. If there aren't tins in your local grocery, there are online dealers. If you're using tea bags though, you're on your own.
Nadja, north of Boston, US
Earl Grey.
Nicky Stu, Highbury, London
Charles Pittizola III, you may not get proper tea in the US, but you sure as heck get some great names there.
The Bob, Glasgow
And as Marx said, "Proper tea is theft."
The Bob, Glasgow
Re that Metro cartoon (Paper Monitor). I laughed and felt guilty at the same time. Certainly controversial.
Russ Tarbox, London, UK
If Paper Monitor is a guy, he's truly in touch with his feminine side...
Clare, Turnford, Herts
Re the gardener ordered to cover her naked gnomes (Quote of the day) - what should I do about my unclothed dwarf delphiniums?
Rob Falconer, Llandough, Wales