Hot cross buns are an Easter treat, not a year-round staple
The opening sentence of your article was revealing: “Is nothing sacred?” (Hot cross redone: UK retailers experiment with Easter favourite, 1 March). The outlandish liberties taken with hot cross bun flavours are not the problem, it’s their year-round ubiquity. It’s a delicacy for Good Friday, the end of Lent, both leavened and laden with religious symbolism and tradition. Those who consume them before that day are not “connecting with their ancestors” – they are completely missing the point.
Dan Whitfield
Bedfield, Suffolk
• When BP redesigned its logo in 2000 as a sunflower symbol, it claimed this was to reflect positive environmental empathy and responsibility. BP supposedly referred to “beyond petroleum”, but it seems it really means “broken promises” (BP blames ‘misplaced’ faith in green transition for its renewed focus on fossil fuels, 26 February).
Dr Keith Turner
Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear
• From my piano teacher’s report: “Frances is a biblical player” (Letters, 27 February). On inquiry from my parents, this turned out to mean the right hand knoweth not what the left hand doeth.
Frances Alderson
London
• It would be nice to see comments on school reports from those for whom a positive and encouraging remark made a difference to their lives.
David Franklin
Retired headteacher, Barrowford, Lancashire
• Keep your friends close; keep your enemies closer. The ancient golden rule surely applies to handling Donald Trump.
Paula Jones
London
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