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| It is all very well claiming that because we now have over 75% of women with dependent children working, it is because of our family-friendly policies (Report, 25 October). The gig economy notoriously relies on women to become “self-employed” and as such women cannot claim maternity benefits. It is more likely that the percentage of women with dependent children has grown because it is so hard for families to get by without two breadwinners.Margaret SquiresSt Andrews, Fife | It is all very well claiming that because we now have over 75% of women with dependent children working, it is because of our family-friendly policies (Report, 25 October). The gig economy notoriously relies on women to become “self-employed” and as such women cannot claim maternity benefits. It is more likely that the percentage of women with dependent children has grown because it is so hard for families to get by without two breadwinners.Margaret SquiresSt Andrews, Fife |
| • Steve Rose expresses “the uncomfortable feeling that [Ken] Loach’s stories of bottom-rung strife are primarily consumed by middle-class cinephiles” (The Guide, 26 October). I suggest that Loach’s films are bound to find that audience. Given current ticket prices, possessing the means to watch movies in cinemas might well be a valid definition of the middle class.Bryn HughesWrexham, Clwyd | • Steve Rose expresses “the uncomfortable feeling that [Ken] Loach’s stories of bottom-rung strife are primarily consumed by middle-class cinephiles” (The Guide, 26 October). I suggest that Loach’s films are bound to find that audience. Given current ticket prices, possessing the means to watch movies in cinemas might well be a valid definition of the middle class.Bryn HughesWrexham, Clwyd |
| • I wonder if anyone has had the idea of having a general election and a people’s vote on the same day (Report, 28 October)? It would save a fortune and resolve lots of issues. Not rocket science.Sylvia GodfreyKelbrook, Lancashire | • I wonder if anyone has had the idea of having a general election and a people’s vote on the same day (Report, 28 October)? It would save a fortune and resolve lots of issues. Not rocket science.Sylvia GodfreyKelbrook, Lancashire |
| • Having reacquainted myself with Pascal’s wager (Letters, 26 October), I can only come to the inescapable conclusion that the whole purpose of philosophy is to muddy the waters.Peter BakerClarendon Park, Leicester | • Having reacquainted myself with Pascal’s wager (Letters, 26 October), I can only come to the inescapable conclusion that the whole purpose of philosophy is to muddy the waters.Peter BakerClarendon Park, Leicester |
| • Jo Swinson considering a deal with the Conservatives to help the Liberal Democrats at the expense of the wider progressive project? How hard it is to break bad habits (Report, 28 October).Christopher ClaytonChester, Cheshire | • Jo Swinson considering a deal with the Conservatives to help the Liberal Democrats at the expense of the wider progressive project? How hard it is to break bad habits (Report, 28 October).Christopher ClaytonChester, Cheshire |
| • Like John Harris (Journal, 28 October), I applaud the new council-housing street in Norwich. Too bad that in three years it will leave the public sphere when its tenants assert their right to buy.Victoria PaleitSouthmoor, Oxfordshire | |
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| • This article was amended on 29 October 2019. In an earlier version, the final correspondent’s surname was misspelled. | |
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