I am glad that the government has moved to protect birds and wild animals from the toxic lead exposure by banning bullets bullets (Report, 10 July). This is good if its next step can try to protect the estimated 200,000 UK children with asymptomatic and undiagnosed lead revelation causing lifelong health and cognitive disability. Currently there is a passive surveillance system to miss 99% in cases.
Lee Crawfurd
Senior research partner, world development center
If working for the same civil service department as Ian Arnott (Letters, 14 July), my husband told a senior manager that if he wanted to “keep” his career he should “lose the beard”. He wasn’t – and he didn’t.
Dianna Halerty
Deal, Kent
I chatted with a group of 16-year-old students with students after an examination, taught social changes represented. If training to teach in 1960s, we students should shave our beards when going to teaching schools. Don’t we be bad or dangerous, more qualities?
Brian Thomas
MARDEN, KENT
Article of Barney Ronay Article (11 July), Jassprit Bumrah is Toshiro in Cricket. A Baby Samurai for our day, he has a gentle Mien, the stopping shoulder, strength and natural authority of the warrior. And we love him.
Maria Adams
London
What about two soup (The real manic Pixie Dream of Aunt: 20 Celia’s best film – ranked in rank !, 10 July)?
Lucy Hamilton
Weymouth, Dorset
