Major Peake and the space Tim continuum | Letters

What does it say about our society today when Manchester's architect-designed Hulme Library building, which was opened in 1962 and which was recently closed due to government cuts, is to reopen as an overnight shelter for the homeless? In a further irony, running along the front of the building is an 85-foot ceramic mural which chronicles the history of the community from Roman times to the present day. Perhaps someone from The Great Pottery Throwdown might like to add a final panel.
Paul Travis
Saddleworth, Greater Manchester

" Hilary Osborne cheerfully recommends Blackwell's as an ethical bookseller in her Christmas shopping guide (Don't take the wrap, G2, 16 December). The chain's owner, longtime Eurosceptic Julian Blackwell, is one of Ukip's biggest donors; in 2010 he gave 175,000 to the party. Makes Amazon seem suddenly more appealing"
Rebecca Grant
Oxford