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On page 5 of Wednesday’s Guardian is an article about David Attenborough, reminding us of his warning in Blue Planet II about the devastating consequences of plastic debris in our oceans. Immediately below is a piece entitled “China’s plastic waste ban ‘creates crisis for UK local authorities’”, which quotes environment secretary Michael Gove: “I don’t know what impact it will have. It is … something to which – I will be completely honest – I have not given sufficient thought.” Says it all really, doesn’t it? Caroline HarringtonBishopston, BristolOn page 5 of Wednesday’s Guardian is an article about David Attenborough, reminding us of his warning in Blue Planet II about the devastating consequences of plastic debris in our oceans. Immediately below is a piece entitled “China’s plastic waste ban ‘creates crisis for UK local authorities’”, which quotes environment secretary Michael Gove: “I don’t know what impact it will have. It is … something to which – I will be completely honest – I have not given sufficient thought.” Says it all really, doesn’t it? Caroline HarringtonBishopston, Bristol
• By moving from your “Berliner” format to a (splendidly designed, I’m sure) tabloid, you take away one of my childish pleasures. Four Berliner sheets, selected with malicious glee, fit neatly into my henhouse. Each sheet must bear a large photograph of Donald Trump or, failing that, Michael Gove, Boris Johnson or David Davis. My hens hit the spot with surprising accuracy and the resulting compost gives us a splendid crop of rhubarb each year.Annie BullenWildhern, Hampshire• By moving from your “Berliner” format to a (splendidly designed, I’m sure) tabloid, you take away one of my childish pleasures. Four Berliner sheets, selected with malicious glee, fit neatly into my henhouse. Each sheet must bear a large photograph of Donald Trump or, failing that, Michael Gove, Boris Johnson or David Davis. My hens hit the spot with surprising accuracy and the resulting compost gives us a splendid crop of rhubarb each year.Annie BullenWildhern, Hampshire
• An even better use for closed-down pubs than drunk tanks (Letters, 3 January) would be as homeless shelters.Ken PhillipsChorley Help The Homeless• An even better use for closed-down pubs than drunk tanks (Letters, 3 January) would be as homeless shelters.Ken PhillipsChorley Help The Homeless
• Re her review of McMafia (G2, 2 January), what a brilliant wit is Lucy Mangan. Today’s Nancy Banks Smith. Are they umbilically connected ? Jacqueline Starkey Warrington, Cheshire• Re her review of McMafia (G2, 2 January), what a brilliant wit is Lucy Mangan. Today’s Nancy Banks Smith. Are they umbilically connected ? Jacqueline Starkey Warrington, Cheshire
• However the McMafia series plays out – promising, at the moment – it has certainly given our journalists a rich harvest of themed articles. Getting a touch tedious now, though – as are all those best of worst of etc lists. Back to normal by Saturday, I hope?Bob Jones Worcester• However the McMafia series plays out – promising, at the moment – it has certainly given our journalists a rich harvest of themed articles. Getting a touch tedious now, though – as are all those best of worst of etc lists. Back to normal by Saturday, I hope?Bob Jones Worcester
• Can you stop using that weird yellow picture of Theresa May on your back page please. It’s ruining my breakfast.Nicholas EvansLondon• Can you stop using that weird yellow picture of Theresa May on your back page please. It’s ruining my breakfast.Nicholas EvansLondon
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