Politics + Letters
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Letter: Richard Bonfield recalls how he organised a peaceful gathering that led to an inquiry and, ultimately, victory for local people
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Letters: Readers on the UK’s defence and security review after the expert leading it identified a ‘deadly quartet’ of adversaries
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Brief letters: Guardian’s neat juxtaposition | Child poverty | Fixing the housing crisis | Royal Mail elastic bands | Helpful libraryary
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Letters: Tim Williamson and Colin Hines respond to a piece by Nesrine Malik in which she reflects on the gulf in voter turnout and the depth of disfranchisement in Britain
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Letters: Alan Wenban-Smith on the intersection between wealth creation and making money and Jennifer Highwood on politicians buying seats
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Letter: Roger Truelove calls for the party head office to treat its members and candidates with more respect than they did in this election
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Brief letters: Keir Starmer’s political agenda | Swapping TV for books | Ash dieback | Carrying pints | Royal Mail’s bothersome bands
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Letter: Tom Taylor says most of the problems in the in-tray of the new culture secretary are traceable to one cause: underfunding
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Letters: Remembering the Pre-Fab Four | Longer days and more growth | Royal Mail elastic bands | Moon cave | Search for the Tory soul
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Letters: Kate Macintosh says the new government should legislate to prevent speculators profiteering on the uplift of land values, and Paul Brannen says building roof extensions, as in Europe, is one solution. Plus a letter from John Digney
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Letters: This is an opportunity for Keir Starmer to demonstrate to left-behind voters that he is on their side, writes Bernie Evans. Plus letters from Hazel Davies, David Lindsay, Jan Pahl and Jon Marks
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Letters: A fundamental review of jails | PR and voter turnout | Early-bird Guardian delivery | MPs on the buses – if they exist
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Letter: Steve Leach and Colin Copus disagree with the former Conservative minister’s suggestion that more than 200 local authorities should be abolished
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Rural development won’t solve Britain’s housing crisis