Picking up Branson’s rocketing carbon bill | Letters
I was surprised to find no mention in your report (Floating into space: Branson reveals plans to list Virgin Galactic on stock exchange, 10 July) of the environmental costs of using a huge aircraft and a rocket ship to give super-rich clients a few minutes in space. How many hard-working families do we need to persuade to give up their annual holiday in the sun to offset the carbon footprint of one of Branson's flights of fancy?
Mike Battye
Crewe, Cheshire
" The Liverpool player Ian Callaghan's destruction of Queen's Park Rangers in the 1970s led to the famous headline "Super Cally goes ballistic, QPR atrocious" (Letters, 8 July). My favourite, however, is Kevin Brennan MP's comment about the lack of government investment in Wales being headlined locally as "The last quango in Powys".
Steve Pound MP
Labour, Ealing North