Trust no one when it comes to ID cards

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Polly Toynbee posits a world in which everyone has a smartphone and all government agencies can be trusted (Digital ID cards would be good for Britain – and a secret weapon for Labour against Reform, 9 June). What colour is the sky in this world?Linda MockettWinnersh, Berkshire

Am I the only one thinking about Sellafield and wondering by what stretch of the imagination nuclear power can be called “clean” (Sizewell C power station to be built as part of UK’s £14bn nuclear investment, 10 June)?Dr Nigel MellorNewcastle upon Tyne

This year, I received my 50 years’ service badge from Aslef – a couple of years late, but we are train drivers, after all. During my career, I always “worked on the railway”, never on the trains (Letters, 8 June). Malcolm SimpsonSalisbury, Wiltshire

So is an airport a plane station or a runway station?Colin ProwerChipping Norton, Oxfordshire

I am sick of hearing calls to raise the price of alcoholic beverages (Letters, 8 June). This would have little or no effect on the middle and upper classes, but would punish those on lower incomes. What next? A rise in food prices to deal with the obesity problem?Noel HannonLondon

Damned bold of Dave Schilling to assume Elon Musk and Donald Trump ever had anything like friendship, as opposed to plans to exploit each other (Male friendship isn’t easy. Just ask Trump and Musk, 7 June).Brandi WeedWoodland, California, US

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