Britain has abandoned Afghans yet again
That pernicious little worm of one-upmanship that lurks in my soul was gratified to learn that I met most of your criteria for coolness ('You know it when you see it': experts size up scientists' attempt to define cool, 5 July). However, I find that as one grows old in these straitened times, being cool is less pressing than being cold.Roger EmmersonEdinburgh
David Cooper (Letters, 6 July) might like to know of a previous inspired delivery by Royal Mail. In the 1930s, my late father, then an impecunious teacher, was camping in Cornwall for his summer holiday. His uncle sent him a postcard addressed to 'Pat Lister, camping under a hedge near Bude'. It was safely delivered by the local postman.Rupert ListerGnosall, Staffordshire
Marilyn Rowley might be right when she says 'it is what it is' (Letters, 6 July), but it wasn't like that back in the day.David CordingleyLincoln
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