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Anarchy in the UK – courtesy of Thatcher | Brief letters

Money for punks | Dinner with Ed Davey | Hooray for Taytay | Publicity overkill | Palatine partyI am pretty sure that many of those involved in Thatcher-inspired anarchism were, like me, a recipient of her only successful policy, the Enterprise Allowance Scheme (‘Why not work the system’? How punks inspired by Thatcher built a Hull housing cooperative, 26 August). Almost everyone I knew in the arts in the 1980s used the £40 a week for creative purposes, usually in conflict with her government. It should be brought back.Stephen DorrilNetherthong, West Yorkshire• While I commend Ed Davey for taking a stance on Donald Trump’s intransigence towards the genocide in Gaza (Lib Dem leader to boycott king’s Trump banquet in protest over Gaza, 27 August), surely a more impactful approach would be to attend the dinner and address Trump in front of the king. I doubt Trump will even notice Mr Davey’s absence.Paul CheckettsCheltenham Continue reading...

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