I agree with Simon Barley that the Other lives obituaries lift our spirits (Letters, 24 June). So too does the monthly Young country diary. It’s so good to know there are such enthusiastic and observant naturalists – and excellent writers – in the generations to come.
Sue Sabbagh
Defford, Worcestershire
• In Dining across the divide (22 June), Julian, 57, finds himself moving “right” as he gets older and pays more taxes. There is no inevitability about this: I am 64 and the more taxes I pay, the more I’m aware of inequality, and move left.
Rupert Taylor
York