Some people just won’t swear, even in court

http://www.theguardian.com/law/2015/sep/20/some-people-just-wont-swear-even-in-court

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I applaud Visit England’s Access for All campaign (Report, 16 September). However, VE might have consulted a little more widely among those of us who are physically disadvantaged, before asserting on its website that “disability is no barrier to feeling the sand between your toes”. I can assure the campaigners that, while I enjoy a day at the beach as much as anybody else, having no legs is a definite barrier to feeling the sand between my toes!Dr John Hayward@tensABILITY

• Jack Straw cited time pressure and the persistence of the bogus lobbying company as his reasons for meeting them (Channel 4 calls in Ofcom after parliamentary rebuke for Rifkind and Straw ‘distortions’, 18 September). I assume therefore he has also sent his bank details to Nigeria, invested in several schemes that pay him 20% per month and signed up to at least 10 firms helping him reclaim his PPI payments.Clive EleyRipley, Derbyshire

• If Malcolm Rifkind and Jack Straw have done nothing wrong, shouldn’t the rules be tightened?Jenny MoirChelmsford

• Whether witnesses tell the truth in court or not, it should not be thought that a Christian choosing to affirm rather than swear on the Bible is somehow suspect (Teenager gets life term for killing of 15-year-old, 19 September). Many non-jurors refuse to swear any oath because the Bible said not to (James 5:12).Rev Canon Steve Parish Warrington

• If Deborah Orr is right and heaven is a place where politics never happens, I think I’ll give it a miss (Welby’s plan to split Anglicanism, 19 September).Cllr the Rev Geoff ReidBradford

• The increase in the pace of life for the Archers (A month in Ambridge) cries out for more regular, wise and hilarious counsel from Nancy Banks-Smith. Fortnightly, please.Stephen RawManchester