TEXTS, TWEETS AND POSTS
Stripping Sir Philip Green of his knighthood would not compensate for his conduct at the helm of BhS [Letters, July 25]. He oversaw the demise of the department store as leaving the livelihoods of thousands of people in tatters. But BhS may be just the tip of an iceberg. The Government should step in before Green brings the curtain down on more of his stores. Dave Degen
The collapse of BhS and the subsequent responsibility autopsy poses the question of whether the Senior Managers’ Regime recommended by the Financial Conduct Authority should be extended beyond the financial industry. After all, a “duty of responsibility” is universal principle, not the preserve of our banks, insurers and asset managers. The onus lies with senior managers to deliver this duty to their shareholders and staff, and when they forget in the name of self-interest, perhaps we need to remind them. Simon Chan
Andrew Jones [Letters, July 25] must know that the obvious alternative to using c2c services between Barking and central London is to get on the Tube. Of course if c2c does not run a full service on its line, trains will be overcrowded and uncomfortable. But during peak hours there is no spare capacity anywhere on London’s transport system. What level of organisation, however adept, can replace non-running trains? Colin Newman
I noticed recently that Transport for London has brought back old buses on busier routes. On the hottest day of the year I was unfortunate enough to travel on a bus that had its windows open but no air conditioning. TfL tells people to carry a bottle of water with them but what it needs to do is provide new, airconditioned buses. Paul Dilley
Re: Peter Kenwright [Letters, July 25] — why decrease the power of the rail unions when RMT is only trying to defend workers’ rights? Unions are not there to make commuters’ lives difficult but to make sure people can continue to earn a living. Gary Simkins
I found the comments from John Azah to be irresponsible [“Tackle hate crimes or face a US-style race relations crisis”, July 25]. There is no parallel between the Met not having enough resources to investigate alleged hate crimes and the situation in the US, where there is unrest between police and black activists due to recent shootings. Howard Ricklow