Brief letters: Rally tunes | Ending violence | Mud play | Transport tactics | Money pit
Donald Trump’s playlist for his rallies is a bizarre mix, but his choice of Rufus Wainwright’s version of Hallejujah was inspired (Trump dances for 40 minutes during campaign rally: ‘Let’s listen to music’, 15 October). The song featured on the soundtrack of Shrek, which was all about an embittered ogre with very distinctive brightly coloured skin.
Mike Pender
Cardiff
• Joy Mead criticises Labour’s target of halving violence against women in a decade, saying that the target should be to eliminate all violence against women (Letters, 15 October). While we are in the realm of wishful thinking, can I take the further step of calling for the elimination of violence against anyone? About seven out of 10 homicide victims in England and Wales are men.
Simon Brodbeck
Cardiff
• As children my sister loved mud play (‘He’s having fun!’: why children should be encouraged to play with mud, 11 October). If the ground was dry, our friend’s brother would oblige and happily pee on to the earth. Hey presto – mud!
Jo Burden
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
• Is it not an irony that Keir Starmer threw his transport secretary under the bus over her recent comments regarding the disgraceful behaviour of P&O Ferries (Keir Starmer will promise to slash red tape as he hosts investment summit, 14 October)?
Tom Brammer
Belchamp Otten, Essex
• I hope there isn’t really a black hole in the public accounts (Editorial, 16 October). That would suck in and destroy any money Rachel Reeves throws at it.
Nicholas Lawrence
Radley, Oxfordshire
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