I have shared the suffering that Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett faced as the veg box was finally cancelled (It’s my self-care tip of the year: I quit our local veg box scheme, and set my mind free, 16 September). But that is only the beginning. I struggle with grimy clothes and soiled dishes as I reluctantly persevere with eco washing and laundry products. As I gallantly scrub at stains and unmoved matter after a very expensive premium eco wash, the only thing that seems clean is my conscience.
Chris Kington
Cambridge

Maybe the solution to Britain’s poor performance at Eurovision (UK to answer for its ‘dismal record’ in Eurovision before committee of MPs, 18 September) is to admit that we, as a nation, are unpopular in Europe and our next, if not annual, entry should be a take on the Millwall FC refrain, sung to the tune of Sailing: “We are Britain / No one likes us / We don’t care”.
Colin Burke
Cartmel, Cumbria

What might we call the process by which the smaller nations depart the United Kingdom described by Simon Jenkins (Slowly then all at once: this emboldened Celtic alliance could spell the end of the UK, 18 September). Exbrit, perhaps?
Dave Hunter
Bristol

Re Roger Wilkinson’s drawer full of clothes that are “unfit for anything but gardening” (Letters, 15 September), I suggest he take up oil painting to get greater use out of his bottom drawer.
Cathy Parker
Cambridge

Safe travels, Phil Gates (Country diary, 19 September). Long may seeds travel with you.
Neville Goodman
Bristol