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I envy the imaginative gifts of \u20ac200 \u201cculture vouchers\u201d that several European countries, most recently Germany, give to their young people (Report, 15 November<\/a>). The \u20ac100m German initiative would be alien to our philistine Tory government \u2013 it would rather waste \u00a330bn in wrecking the economy<\/a>. I\u2019ve regularly commented on David Squires<\/a>\u2019 cartoons online, but after the last few of his works I felt moved to write a letter. The Qatar series is an astonishing piece of graphic journalism \u2013 made all the more moving for being presented in Mr Squires\u2019 style, which is more associated with niche comedy. Thank you for publishing it. When I was a child, I had a book of Aesop\u2019s Fables, now sadly lost. Each had a moral attached, and one I have always remembered is that it is not generous to give what is useless to yourself. Jeff Bezos donating $100m easily falls into this category (All hail Jeff Bezos the philanthropist! The rest of us will just keep paying our taxes, 15 November<\/a>). I\u2019m surprised that when extolling the virtues of Manchester\u2019s cultural life (Lonely Planet selects Manchester as top travel destination for 2023, 16 November<\/a>), your report did not mention the world-class Bridgewater Hall, with its two orchestras \u2013 Hall\u00e9 and BBC Philharmonic. Could we please be told which cricket expert decided that England should play a one-day series<\/a> a few days after the T20<\/a> final? <\/p>\n
Catherine Roome<\/strong>
Staplehurst, Kent<\/em><\/p>\n
John De la Cruz<\/strong>
London<\/em><\/p>\n
Steve Andrews<\/strong>
Leatherhead, Surrey<\/em><\/p>\n
Patrick Beesley<\/strong>
Crewe, Cheshire<\/em><\/p>\n
Peter Brooker<\/strong>
West Wickham, London <\/em><\/p>\n