The “Tory scum” case (DPP appeals to supreme court in case of protesters who called MP ‘Tory scum’, 31 January) reminds me that some of the sixth form classical scholars at my school produced a short-lived news sheet with the title Scum. For the paper’s motto they adopted the phrase Scum semper surgit (Scum always rises). Perhaps that explains everything.
Eric Crouch
Thame, Oxfordshire
• Please can we get a little more balance in the recipe section? So many vegetarian and vegan recipes, but a sad lack of anything containing meat. Are you deliberately appeasing the “tofu‑eating wokerati” fan base and neglecting your liberal omnivores?
Marilyn Downs
Hale, Greater Manchester
