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Problem pigeons | Tyrants rule | Cheap pints and coffees | Cliff Richard | Digital helpAdrian Chiles has my sympathy when it comes to pigeons (I loathe pigeons. You wouldn’t believe what they do to my downpipe, 23 April). They are everywhere. I have had an allotment for more than 40 years. At first, the pigeons came for a few brassicas – so we netted them. Then they came for the swedes, lettuce, kale and broccoli – so we netted them. Then they came for the peas and beans – so we netted them. Now they are going for the currants and berries. I’m thinking of turning the allotment into a bowling green and buying shares in a company that makes netting. Barry Norman Drighlington, Leeds• According to Simon Tisdall, tyrants like Donald Trump always fall (Opinion, 27 April). But there are plenty of dictators – the nastiest being Vladimir Putin – whose continuing reigns suggest Tisdall’s confidence is misplaced.Lewis CornerSouth Fremantle, Perth, Australia Continue reading...

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