One other German phrase for Rishi Sunak’s state of affairs (Letters, 3 September) is zugzwang, a time period in chess for a poor place, the place any transfer would make the present unhealthy state of affairs even worse.
Christopher Pankhurst
Winchester
Zoe Williams’ father, who, she writes, hated Carl Jung (5 September) would have appreciated the cartoon wherein one rat says to a different: “I’ve really got this psychologist conditioned; every time I press this lever he gives me food.”
David Cooper
Nafferton, East Yorkshire
Thanks on your glorious double-page Spot the Ball, exhibiting members of two crusing golf equipment enjoying cricket on a sandbar in the course of the Solent (Eyewitness, 4 September). I nonetheless can’t discover it.
Ellie Sedgwick
Halesworth, Suffolk
Devi Sridhar hit the nail on the top about college (Flip up in particular person, get used to rejection and eat greater than cornflakes: my recommendation to college freshers, 5 September). Studying to cook dinner was probably the most helpful factor I took away from years at school. Oh, and another worthwhile stuff in passing.
Prof Keith Hayward
College of Lancaster, 1966-69
Studying about Raac (Report, 6 September), I’m wondering what the builders of the Pantheon in Rome (circa CE 126) gave because the design lifetime of their concrete? Ought to somebody have a phrase?
Mike Abbott
London
Fortunately waved off the youngsters to first day of faculty 12 months. They seemed so cute of their new uniforms and onerous hats.
Jude Carr
London
