Witty comeback needed | Early flowering daffs | WH Smith rebrand | Accents | Knighthoods | The national anthemI was reaching for the Saturday Guardian on the newsstand last week when the guy next to me looked at me and said: “Leftwing dangerous rubbish!” I was shocked and angered, but didn’t respond. It bothered me all day, as I felt I should have said something to him. But what? Would any of your readers have any thoughts on this.Susan BeereBarrhill, South Ayrshire• Mr Wells (Letters, 26 December) will be pleased to learn that there are scores of varieties of daffodils, with some blooming as early as Christmas. (Ours, Rijnveld, started flowering on 20 December.) What he so cheerfully observed has nothing to do with the advent of early spring, but with the splendid decision of the local authorities.Dr CM PosnerLavenham, Suffolk Continue reading…
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