George Monbiot (Spend more money on the public space for all our sakes, 31 May) misses a wonderful opportunity to revive community and make better use of space while boosting the economy, taking pressure off transport infrastructure and reducing emissions. One in seven in the UK now works mainly from home – millions more part-time. Policies that encourage this popular, family-friendly working practice – and facilitate building for it – could contribute to solving some of our most intractable problems.
Dr Frances Holliss
Emeritus reader in architecture, London Metropolitan University
• It seems to me that whatever is intended and however justifiable their methodology, the effect of YouGov’s polls is always to frighten Tories/anti-Scottish-independence people into to turning out to vote. It isn’t “brave” of the Times to splash their results on their front page (Analysis, 1 June), it is calculated, and in line with Murdoch’s efforts through the years to do anything possible to prevent Labour getting a foot in No 10. What is a trashed reputation compared with getting what you want?
Margaret Squires
St Andrews, Fife
• John Parry (Letters, 5 June) is cancelling his 50-year Guardian subscription as a result of your support for “Trotskyist” Corbyn and Labour. Not to worry – I’m sure he represents the few, not the many.
Gordon Vassell
Hull
• It amuses me that Mr Parry thinks it necessary to agree with all the views of his newspaper. I will be voting SNP on 8 June and regularly rant to myself about various things you say, or don’t, about Scotland, but you’re still my paper and the subscription will stand. Who did you need to support for him to stay, I wonder?
Karen McLaughlin
Ayr, Scotland
• Amber Rudd thinks there isn’t a magic money tree (Corbyn confronts Rudd on cuts in fractious TV debate, 1 June)? What about Easinga quantitativa? It seems pretty hardy, though the fruits are poisonous.
Dave Hepworth
Rowland, Derbyshire
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