MPs clapping for Volodymyr Zelenskiy | Tory party ethos | Praying for peace | Vladimir Putin | Seventysomethings’ sex livesThe front-page photograph in your print edition (9 March) of Volodymyr Zelenskiy receiving a standing ovation in the House of Commons demonstrates a key message learned from coronavirus. Clapping involves much less risk and unpleasantness than actually doing something that makes a difference.Peter BrookerWest Wickham, Kent• Your report (Boris Johnson has fended off a leadership challenge … for now, 6 March) quotes a Tory MP: “At the moment, it’s certainly working in our party’s favour.” The whole ethos of the Tory party summed up in 10 words.Peter StevensFarley, Wiltshire Continue reading…
MPs clapping for Volodymyr Zelenskiy | Tory party ethos | Praying for peace | Vladimir Putin | Seventysomethings’ sex lives
The front-page photograph in your print edition (9 March) of Volodymyr Zelenskiy receiving a standing ovation in the House of Commons demonstrates a key message learned from coronavirus. Clapping involves much less risk and unpleasantness than actually doing something that makes a difference.
Peter Brooker
West Wickham, Kent
• Your report (Boris Johnson has fended off a leadership challenge … for now, 6 March) quotes a Tory MP: “At the moment, it’s certainly working in our party’s favour.” The whole ethos of the Tory party summed up in 10 words.
Peter Stevens
Farley, Wiltshire