There was a time when the Rolling Stones were denounced as a threat to civilisation. These days, they’re more likely to outlive it (The Rolling Stones: Foreign Tongues review – stomping blues and anti-Musk politics make this another late triumph, 4 July). Their output has now spanned vinyl, cassette, CD, streaming and whatever comes next when Spotify is eventually superseded. The only safe prediction is that the format will change before the band does.
Stuart Harrington
Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset
• I particularly enjoyed the corrections and clarifications column on Friday, which referred to errors in the previous weekend’s crossword. But I think they are eclipsed by the quiz in our local free paper, which gave the answer to the question “Whom did Flora MacDonald rescue?” as “Bonnie Prince Charming”. At least their grammar cannot be faulted.
Ruth Eversley
Paulton, Somerset
• I still remember the perils of hand-knitted swimwear (Letters, 30 June) after 75 years. My mother painstakingly knitted me a pretty turquoise swimsuit, which I loved until I went into the sea. When I came out, it had descended to reach my ankles, and I burst into tears of embarrassment and demanded a nylon one like my cousin had.
Jill Adams
Birmingham
• I’m a great admirer of John Crace, so I was deeply disappointed when his sketch about Keir Starmer’s dream of England’s football glory (2 July) so completely missed its mark. It is widely known that Starmer does not dream. This was revealed in an article in, of all places, the Guardian (22 June 2024).
Tony Coghan
London
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