All of us share blame for the decline of our excessive streets | Shopper spending

I sympathise with individuals mourning the demise of as soon as‑liked shops and the pitiful state of their excessive streets (Wildings in Newport, Wales: the grand division retailer that grew to become a bootleg hashish farm, 16 April). This isn’t the fault of the authorities, however somewhat a results of altering client habits. Maybe we’re all responsible. These retailers will not be charities, there to adorn the general public realm. They’re companies and if individuals don’t store there they’ll shut. All that any authorities – nationwide or native – can do is to assist a well-designed shrinking of the retail property by encouraging adjustments of use.Gillian WilliamsonLondon

The weirdest facet of Donald Trump’s messiah advanced cartoon (Trump deletes put up with AI picture of himself as Jesus-like determine after outcry, 13 April) is that the more and more deranged, thin-skinned president seems to be making an attempt to remedy his long-time, eminently sane and very humorous critic Jon Stewart.Jonathan WheelerBirstall, Leicester

I’m a religious, card-carrying atheist from congregationalist and Salvation Military inventory. I by no means thought I’d say this, however I’m Group Pope (Is the pope Catholic? JD Vance thinks he has a solution, 17 April).Sue BallBrighton

Anybody fascinated by leaning church towers ought to go to the pleasant St Saviour’s in Puxton, Somerset (Lincolnshire church leaning greater than Tower of Pisa wants £100k to repair wonky flooring, 15 April).Richard JonesBristol

Who knew Sure Minister was a documentary (What occurs throughout safety vetting and why did Peter Mandelson fail his?, 17 April)?John RushtonBridge of Weir, Renfrewshire

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