Pivot in perception or a load of rowlocks? | Brief letters

Boris Johnson | Marmalade years | US publishing industry | Quick crossword | Roysters crispsIt’s all very well Labour demanding an inquiry into who paid for Boris Johnson’s Caribbean holiday (Report, 14 February), but what I should really like to know is when will the Independent Office for Police Conduct give its decision on whether the PM should face an investigation into possible criminal misconduct relating to his relationship with Jennifer Arcuri? In the meantime, does Mr Johnson need a crash course in declarations of interest?Virginia BrownTalgarth, Powys• My “marmalade years” (Letters, 11 February) began when I was nine or 10, as I helped my dad, the family’s marmalade-maker, to make countless jars. Now in my 70s, one of my joys when chopping and boiling is having my virtual dad in the kitchen there with me. The smell is so evocative of lovely times.Sally SmithRedruth, Cornwall Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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