Why our neighbours became good friends | Friendship

Emma Beddington’s observations on neighbours (I don’t consider we’re a nation of neighbours at warfare – regardless of what the headlines say, 31 August) are well timed and unhappy. This week, we are saying goodbye to our pretty neighbours of 19 years. We grew to become pals the day they arrived, despite an age distinction of some 20 years. May the important thing to our friendship be that, in response to a tentative inquiry on that first day, we found that we have been all Guardian readers? Good luck, Nick and Amy, please keep in contact. Alistair and Angela Taylor York The examples of newspeak (Letters, 1 September) jogged my memory of a traditional Monty Python instance of stringing such verbiage collectively: “I feel all right-thinking individuals on this nation are sick and uninterested in being informed that peculiar, first rate persons are fed up on this nation with being sick and drained. I’m actually not! And I’m sick and uninterested in being informed that I’m.”Phil CoughlinHoughton-le-Spring, Tyne and Put on Re matching newspapers with rising crops (Letters, 31 August), the European should have been superb for french beans, brussels and even swedes. And Skilled Boatbuilder may be good for leeks.Richard BarnardWivenhoe, Essex My fellow allotment holder at all times strains his potato trench with the Categorical newspaper. This not solely helps water retention, it additionally gives a sooner crop.Terry Mckeown Maryport, Cumbria How lengthy earlier than there’s a divorce citing a chatbot because the third celebration (Report, 30 August)?Hilary BirdKilndown, Kent Have an opinion on something you’ve learn within the Guardian at this time? Please electronic mail us your letter and it will likely be thought-about for publication in our letters part.