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| Lucy Mangan is moved by the portrayal of Winston Churchill in The Crown (Acutely scripted, subtly acted quality soap – The Crown reigns supreme, 5 November). I wonder how she feels about the portrayal of Clement Attlee. The man who did so much to improve the lives of millions upon millions of Britons is shown as a mediocre, seedy intriguer.Douglas GrahamHamilton, South Lanarkshire | Lucy Mangan is moved by the portrayal of Winston Churchill in The Crown (Acutely scripted, subtly acted quality soap – The Crown reigns supreme, 5 November). I wonder how she feels about the portrayal of Clement Attlee. The man who did so much to improve the lives of millions upon millions of Britons is shown as a mediocre, seedy intriguer.Douglas GrahamHamilton, South Lanarkshire |
| • The late Queen Mary would be very flattered to know that her crown, that of a queen consort with no constitutional authority (though she had a good eye for antiques), represented the royal prerogative on page five of Friday’s Guardian (Whose prerogative?, 4 November).Peter ForsterLondon | • The late Queen Mary would be very flattered to know that her crown, that of a queen consort with no constitutional authority (though she had a good eye for antiques), represented the royal prerogative on page five of Friday’s Guardian (Whose prerogative?, 4 November).Peter ForsterLondon |
| • Many Guardian readers will be familiar with Rupert Sheldrake’s theory of “morphic resonance” concerning the interconnectedness of everything. So it may be no coincidence that the adoption of Donald Trump as GOP candidate coincided with the outbreak of scary clowns all over the US.Alistair MantSteyning, West Sussex | • Many Guardian readers will be familiar with Rupert Sheldrake’s theory of “morphic resonance” concerning the interconnectedness of everything. So it may be no coincidence that the adoption of Donald Trump as GOP candidate coincided with the outbreak of scary clowns all over the US.Alistair MantSteyning, West Sussex |
| • 126 years and counting: Somerset winning the county cricket championship (Chicago celebrates as Cubs end 108-year wait for World Series win, 4 November).Nick WilliamsTaunton | • 126 years and counting: Somerset winning the county cricket championship (Chicago celebrates as Cubs end 108-year wait for World Series win, 4 November).Nick WilliamsTaunton |
| • In Ottery St Mary, the secondary school is “outstanding” and there’s “not a huge amount for teenagers to do” (Let’s move to…, Weekend, 5 November). Could it be, faute de mieux, that the teenagers are doing their homework?Elizabeth DunnettMalvern | • In Ottery St Mary, the secondary school is “outstanding” and there’s “not a huge amount for teenagers to do” (Let’s move to…, Weekend, 5 November). Could it be, faute de mieux, that the teenagers are doing their homework?Elizabeth DunnettMalvern |
| • How are those who are chided for visiting doctors with sprains, flu and colic (NHS clogged with 40,000 dandruff cases a year, 5 November) supposed to know that they don’t have a fracture, sepsis or appendicitis?Dr John DohertyStratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire | • How are those who are chided for visiting doctors with sprains, flu and colic (NHS clogged with 40,000 dandruff cases a year, 5 November) supposed to know that they don’t have a fracture, sepsis or appendicitis?Dr John DohertyStratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire |
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