A reader recounts a personal experience similar to Zoe Williams' account of scattering her mother's ashes. Bob Dawson from Greenmount, Greater Manchester, describes scattering his father's ashes near the first tee at his golf club. After reaching into the urn and grabbing a large handful, he threw them into the air only to have them blown back at him by a sudden gust of wind. He notes that friends always said he looked like his father, and he felt pride as parts of his father entered every orifice.
Renaming the Bramley Apple
Vicky Barnes from Condover, Shropshire, responds to the campaign to save the mother of Bramley apples tree. She suggests renaming the apple the 'Brailsford' apple, arguing it is time to reverse the patriarchal appropriation of Mary Ann Brailsford's tree by Matthew Bramley and Henry Merrweather.
Danny Dyer as National Treasure
Craig McAdam from Glenrothes, Fife, questions the designation of Danny Dyer as a national treasure, asking who decides such things and if he missed a vote.
Local Election Results
Ann Newell from Thame, Oxfordshire, comments on local election results, associating them with 'Trumpism' and 'despair', referencing Starmer's failure to demonstrate strong values driving away progressive voters.
Andy Burnham's Plight
Les Bright from Exeter, Devon, suggests that while Labour may have problems, Andy Burnham might have to leave the north-west in search of a 'safe seat'.
