June 13, 2021, 12:07 p.m.

(The Guardian) Arts funding | NHS waiting times | Swearwords | DNA | Snow in JuneHave I got this right? All taxpayers contribute to publicly funded arts, but those arts must only represent the views of the 43.6% of voters who elected this government (How Oliver Dowden became secretary of state for the culture wars, 11 June)? Another example of Boris Johnson’s “fairness” agenda, clearly. Deirdre Burrell Mortimer, Berkshire• Fixing NHS waiting times could cost £40bn according to leaked estimates from No 10 (Report, 10 June). How much does it cost to neglect them? There is the cost of people on benefits, not earning and paying tax; the cost of additional carers; the cost of conditions getting worse and therefore more expensive to treat. In addition, there is the human cost of extra suffering. Neglecting waiting times is not a cost-free option.Jon Marks Tring, Hertfordshire Continue reading...

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