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Green ink | The arms race | Jeff in Venice | Present and correct | Articles of faithThe correspondence on the use of green ink (Letters, 26 June) reminded me that when I was the editor of Martindale’s Extra Pharmacopoeia (a long time ago) I received a lot of letters written in green ink. Invariably they were promoting ridiculous ideas. I had no idea that they might have come from an admiral or the head of an intelligence service.Jim ReynoldsPenrith, Cumbria• Am I alone in starting to feel a little less safe after reading that the UK and other European nations inside Nato are dancing to Trump’s tune and have committed to a massive increase in arms expenditure (Trump hails ‘big win’ as Nato states agree to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP, 25 June)?Matthew RyderSt Neots, Cambridgeshire Continue reading...

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