There is still much misinformation and understanding about the EU, which is not being addressed.

The Tory Government, which seems hell-bent on taking us out of the EU, has not explained why they think it is a good thing; the Lib Dems under Vince Cable now seem to be looking for an “Exit from Brexit”, as they say, leaving the EU will make us poorer; and the Labour Party continues to hedge its bets, making non-committal statements or changing its message depending on which way the wind is blowing.

When will someone produce a fact-based information sheet so that people can make an informed decision about the EU and the different agencies within it, which can be accessed by every individual and household?

Linda Johnson

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Sir Vince Cable’s desperation to win back lost Lib Dem voters has hit a new low. Claiming that the older Brexit voters with “views coloured by a nostalgia for an imperial past” have “shafted” the young really does take the biscuit, seeing as it was he and his Lib Dem associates who agreed to support the Tories’ austerity policies, which ruined the future for so many young people.

Not only did their complicity bring about all the cuts and real wage decreases, it harmed the education of so many by slashing state school funding and ending the important Education Maintenance Grant, and, of course, is the reason for graduates leaving university with £50,000 debt.

The good news is that young people, as revealed by the last election, are more interested in politics than they have been for forty years or so, and most certainly will have “sussed” out Cable, his motives and his hypocrisy.

Bernie Evans

Liverpool

The National Trust was wrong to make gay pride compulsory in the first place

Regarding the National Trust’s decision to U-turn on gay pride badge policy, the Trust should not have imposed the wearing of the badges and lanyards but made it an offer for the staff. Much better that they show their support for equality willingly and with authenticity than have it imposed, and therefore reduce the impact.

However, the effect of the pushback is small compared to the loyalty their supports will have. National Trust has over 4.5 million members, and losing a few more than 240 represented less than 0.006 per cent of the membership. They are highly likely to lose a lot more over their annual price hikes (they lost us that way) than through political stance.

Laura Dawson

Harpenden

Climate change and global warming offer us an opportunity to be on the right side of history

We are becoming increasingly gripped by fear and anxiety over atmospheric pollution, droughts and other worldwide weather extremes. Overpopulation and the refugee crisis are pushing the world off the cliff, making us more vulnerable to diseases, food, energy and water insecurity.

This is particularly pronounced in the Middle East where nations are still grappling with political, social, environmental and economic tsunamis and lagging behind in Sustainable Development Goals.

This threat offers world leaders, governments, public and private sectors the opportunity to catalyse progress, make a tremendous change to people’s lives – in terms of economic growth, employment, education and sanitation – and avert climatic catastrophe from happening before our eyes.

Dr Munjed Farid Al Quto

London NW2

I’d like to share Amelia Womack’s faint optimism in the hope that people will come together and tackle climate change, but I’m afraid that such a bleak outlook for the planet in general is going to be met with people’s hands over their ears in denial.

David Murphy

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It’s hard to keep track of what is and isn’t ‘fake news’

Donald Trump apparently has his own fake Time magazine cover. Is this fake news or fake-fake news or really fake-fake-fake news? I am confused.