My supermarket loyalty has not been rewarded
I am a long-standing Waitrose customer but I fear that my loyalty has been misplaced. As a vulnerable person, I have received emails from supermarkets telling me I am registered as such with them, but Waitrose has not yet activated this information. And looking at its website, all home delivery slots are marked as either ‘fully booked’ or ‘unavailable’.
Janet Matthews, Ferndown, Dorset Century of service
Lord Ashcroft rightly praises the vital contribution of volunteers and retired healthcare professionals in helping to fight Covid-19, and advocates the creation of a healthcare reserve. However, this would not be new. For more than 100 years, in war and peace, this country’s voluntary aid societies (St John Ambulance, the Royal Voluntary Service and the British Red Cross) have supported the nation through times of crisis. Our ask to the
Government is simple: don’t reinvent the wheel but engage in the relationship that already exists.
Surgeon Rear Admiral Lionel Jarvis, Chairman, St John Ambulance Heroic efforts
Your Diary of an NHS Doctor is a sobering read, and makes ordinary people realise the terrible conditions our NHS heroes are working in.
T. Cross, Dereham, Norfolk Comedy gold
I agree that the Talking Pictures channel is doing a great job, showing old favourites such as
Laurel And Hardy. I have found lots of others on YouTube, such as Highway Patrol, and Dragnet. It’s a busy life watching the oldies on TV.
Philip Brannon, London