Re the legal row over the use of the word “taqueria” (Row between London taco restaurants gets spicy over use of ‘taqueria’, 16 September), here in Challans, Vendée, we have a sign that reads “O’Tacos: Original French Tacos” (yes, it’s in English), which is wrong on so many levels.
Sally Cheseldine
Challans, Vendée, France
I have no problem with lifting the cap on bankers’ bonuses, and letting employers pay what they like, provided those payments are then taxed at a fair and reasonable rate (Kwarteng plan to lift cap on bankers’ bonuses infuriates unions, 15 September). I would suggest that a rate of 95% is both fair and reasonable.
Dave Pollard
Leicester
I too lived through the 1960s and 70s, but I don’t remember energy bills being unaffordable (Letters, 19 September). In those times, most of the basics were affordable, including rents. Today, bailiffs are not a “silent threat”, but a real one. Thatcherism’s legacy has been to make the essentials of life unaffordable for many.
David Redshaw
Saltdean, East Sussex
Isn’t it sad that our roads are such that Bob Caldwell (Letters, 19 September) had to wait for a state funeral before the A5 was safe enough for his bike ride?
Dave Beakhust
Salisbury
An apposite saying on dealing with empty-nest syndrome (Letters, 16 September) is that there are two things you can give your offspring if you hope to see them again: a nest and wings.
Roger Mears
London