There’s nothing new about dating younger men (Hephzibah Anderson, 16 December). I was always attracted to them, and when I was 45, I had a child with a man of 30. He wasn’t wiser, just not as jaded, with less baggage and more energy than men my own age. Now in my early 70s, I still prefer younger men. But these days the younger men still tend to be too old for my taste. What’s an old lady to do?
Sonia Hussain
London
You report an adviser to the Ritz saying that at Christmas the hotel welcomed families “whose great-grandfather has been coming to the hotel since 1906” (Report, 17 December). Since that would make him at least 117 years old and consequently likely to have a reduced appetite, one can only hope that the hotel gives him a decent discount on his £600 lunch.
Neil Cole
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
For another carol with a topical message (Letters, 18 December), try It Came Upon a Midnight Clear. Its poignant plea – “O hush the noise, ye men of strife / And hear the angels sing” – seems more desperately relevant every year.
Caroline Alexander
Shoreham, Kent
John Harris fears that the Tory party has been awol (Opinion, 17 December). I would suggest the more accurate acronym is that it is now completely fubar.
Austen Lynch
Garstang, Lancashire
To those flummoxed by thinking of new escapades for the elf on a shelf (Report, 17 December), don’t bother. Just get a Burmese cat. It will surpass the imagination of even the most creative owners.
Jane Lawson
London
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