Clothes moths’ part in the circle of life | Brief letters
by Letters from on (#3QY92)
Taxpayer's right to healthcare | 'Falling' pregnant | Female film critics | Nancy Banks-Smith | Clothes moths
You report (24 May) that Pauline Pennant, a UK citizen living overseas, pays UK taxes through her pension, earned after 30 years working with the NHS, yet is no longer entitled to free healthcare. If she is no longer entitled to this because she lives overseas, then why does she still pay UK tax on her pension and what, or who, is this deducted tax being used for?
Lin Aldridge
Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire
" Once again we read that a woman "had fallen pregnant" (Landmark conviction for forced marriage, 23 May). Since the word "fall" generally indicates a failure of some kind, isn't it time to replace this antiquated and somewhat sexist expression with the more factual "had become pregnant"?
Dr Brigid Purcell
Norwich