The last time England won a major football tournament was shortly after Labour had been elected with a landslide. Just a thought (Gareth Southgate issues rallying cry with reminder of Euro 96 struggles, 1 July).
Maurice Bates
Scarborough, North Yorkshire
If you really want to “deliver a bloody nose to the Tories” (Letters, 2 July), you may just have to hold your own nose – as political groups are doing en masse in France to stop the National Rally winning.
Janet Fraser
Twickenham, London
Warwick Hillman (Letters, 2 May) should not dismiss his local Labour candidate for calling Liz Truss “wreckless”. Surely dyslexic people can work as MPs, or in their offices?
Margaret Squires
St Andrews, Fife
Sorry, Ian Cassidy (Letters, 2 July), but Gordon Brown seems to have stolen a march on Polly Toynbee with his “Let’s get our country back” piece (Opinion, 3 July). Let’s hope it’s not a jinx.
Barbara Brewis
Burnopfield, County Durham
On Tuesday Boris Johnson said Labour will be “the most leftwing government since the war”. Until then I had been undecided, but now I’ll definitely vote Labour.
Brian Woolland
Salisbury
The song for Thursday (Letters, 2 July)? Kick Out the Tories by the Newtown Neurotics.
Mark Schulz
Uckfield, East Sussex
Jeremy Hunt should do the decent thing and leave a note saying “Even less than no money left”.
Alan Pearson
Durham