It seems that even Liz Truss shares George Monbiot’s view of the Institute of Economic Affairs (Rightwing thinktanks run this government. But first, they had to capture the BBC, 5 October). Like him, she is opposed to, in her words, “vested interests dressed up as thinktanks” (Truss takes aim at ‘anti-growth coalition’ on final day of turbulent conference, 5 October). Let’s hope the BBC was listening.
Geoff Booth
Knebworth, Hertfordshire
• Kirkcaldy high school, when Gordon Brown attended it, was not a comprehensive (Letters, 5 October). I attended nearby Beath high school in Cowdenbeath in the 1960s, and often played hockey against Kirkcaldy high. Both were grammar schools. Those who failed to gain a place were relegated to secondary moderns.
Jill Wallis
Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire
