In the 70s, my workplace brought in Friday closing at 3.30pm (UK firms try to lure Gen Z workers with ‘early finish Fridays’, 6 April). Most office staff welcomed it, but the warehousemen huddled in a local pub: they feared that if they got home early, they’d have to go to the supermarket with their wives. One person complained that it was difficult to get back from lunch in time to go home.
Gillian Goss
Pershore, Worcestershire
Has Suella Braverman or Rishi Sunak made any observation about the ethnicity of the gang of Walsall offenders, who all appear to be white, judging by the photo you published (Twenty-one convicted in West Midlands child sexual abuse inquiry, 5 April)?
Sanjay Batra
London
Towns and cities are indeed too noisy (Opinion, 10 April). One simple law change would go a long way: require cars to be as quiet outside as inside. Car companies have made them almost silent for those inside, with no regard for those outside.
Will Fry
London
In 1971 the description of our new house (Letters, 10 April) said: “The estate agent takes no responsibility for a sabre-toothed tiger that may be lurking in the elephant grass in the garden.” It had obviously escaped by the time we moved in.
Val Harrison
Birmingham
There were not three but four emperors in AD69 – Galba, Otho, Vitellius and Vespasian (Letters, 9 April). God forbid we get a fourth stooge in charge in Britain.
Simon Lacey
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US
