The Iron Lady could keep stumm when it suited her | Brief letters
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The US secretary of state says: "Ask yourself: would the Iron Lady be silent when China violates the sovereignty of nations through corruption or coercion?" (What would Thatcher do, asks Pompeo as he urges Huawei U-turn, 9 May). Perhaps. She was mostly silent when the US, on numerous documented occasions, did exactly that.
Brian Smith
Berlin
" Can we shortly expect the IAAF to insist that competitive swimmers with large feet, say size 15 or above - which we know gives them an unfair advantage - have their foot size restricted to ensure that men with small feet are not discriminated against (Letters, 4 May)? To those who are unsure, may I refer you to Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut?
Anne Smith
Royston, Hertfordshire