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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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UNBELIEVABLE: Correspondents reveal their true colours | History Defined

Quill pen with green feather and green ink well
‘When I was the editor of Martindale’s Extra Pharmacopoeia I received a lot of letters written in green ink. Invariably they were promoting ridiculous ideas.’ Photograph: Alamy

The correspondence on the use of green ink (Letters, 26 June) reminded me that when I was the editor of Martindale’s Extra Pharmacopoeia (a long time ago) I received a lot of letters written in green ink. Invariably they were promoting ridiculous ideas. I had no idea that they might have come from an admiral or the head of an intelligence service.
Jim Reynolds
Penrith, Cumbria

• Am I alone in starting to feel a little less safe after reading that the UK and other European nations inside Nato are dancing to Trump’s tune and have committed to a massive increase in arms expenditure (Trump hails ‘big win’ as Nato states agree to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP, 25 June)?
Matthew Ryder
St Neots, Cambridgeshire

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