If only Boris would follow Melvyn Caplan’s example | Brief letters

Marble Arch Mound | Appleby horse fair | Windy relationships | Swearing | Ken Loach Melvyn Caplan should be congratulated for resigning as a councillor, having recognised that the buck stopped with him (Marble Arch Mound: deputy council leader resigns over £6m cost, 13 August). Perhaps Boris Johnson will take note and require cabinet members to act honourably in the future – but we probably shouldn’t hold our breath. Les Bright Exeter, Devon • I am concerned that the annual photograph of the Appleby horse fair in your print edition (Pictures of the week, 14 August) shows mounts on a dry gravel bed of the River Eden, rather than hock deep as is the tradition. Another sign of global warming? Simon Aumônier Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire Continue reading...
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