Farage plays his part in summer of sport
There’s nothing quite like a quintessentially English summer of sport. Strawberries at Wimbledon, leather on willow, pubs open until 5am, and all underpinned by the heart-rending saga of Bob the cat, Arthur “Nosebleeds” Fery and Harry (future president) Kane when, blow me, Nigel Farage resigns. Scotland may have had a disastrous World Cup, but it’s all very entertaining, writes Alex Dickie from Edinburgh.
Fair play still holds today
Marina Hyde’s article (So it’s Trump 1, Belgium 4 – and the world rejoices. Nothing like failed chicanery to bring us together, is there?, 7 July) encouraging us to “enjoy the moment” brought to mind my dad’s comments when we played games as children in the 1950s – cheats don’t prosper. Still holds today, writes Chris Walters from Buxton, Derbyshire.
Memory tests not just for dementia patients
It’s not only memory tests for dementia patients (Letters, 2 July). When the optician visited my mother’s care home, he asked if she could read all the letters in the third row on the chart. Her entirely logical answer was “yes”. Not quite what he expected, writes Melvyn Ellis from Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
My mum was given a test in hospital. She knew all the answers: the name of the prime minister, the day of the week and the year. Afterwards, she said to my dad: “That doctor doesn’t know much,” writes Jan Glynn from Bristol.
Making room for Harry
You can stay with us, Harry (Buckingham Palace says Harry can no longer stay at royal residence on UK visit, 6 July). We should have time to change the beds and get some food in, writes John Beer from Farnham, Surrey.
