Where Rachel Reeves can get help on the economy | Brief letters
Rachel Reeves claims that she does not see people putting forward alternatives to her measures to manage the economy (
). She ought to read the letters section in the Guardian. If I were prime minister, it would be the first thing I would read every morning.Eddie Ross
Colchester
• As I read the correspondence on the prime minister’s vision for Britain (
), I was reminded of the quip by the former West German chancellorHelmut Schmidt
: “Anyone who has visions should go to the doctor.”Steve Woods
Bristol
• Well done, Zoe Williams, for sticking to a trusted means of getting about (
Can I survive for 24 hours without GPS navigation?, 21 December
). I use an old A-Z and did not realise that the new ones no longer provide useful street detail. But it’s OK to lose your way – getting lost is a fine opportunity for the hippocampus to get to work.Ian Bingham
Surbiton, London
• Sad to hear of Eddie Stobart’s death (
). Am I the only dad whose children were kept quiet on long journeys by them counting the number of Stobbies they saw compared with Nobbies belonging to Norbert Dentressangle?Simon McIntyre
Sevenoaks, Kent
• I note that jelly is enjoying a culinary renaissance (
Breaking the mould: jelly goes from children’s favourite to star food, 21 December
). Can evaporated milk be far behind?Malcolm Woods
Southend-on-Sea
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