Like Grace Dent I, too, eat alone, but unlike her I don’t enjoy it (‘A self-care date night’: gen Z and millennials embrace the pleasures of dining alone, 25 October). Sharing a meal with good company is a pleasure. It helps keep us sane in a time of increasing isolationism. I enjoy cooking, but not having others to share my efforts over challenging conversation makes it dull fare.
Quentin Macfarlane
Auchmithie, Angus
Re overcrowding at London Euston (Letters, 23 October), I fail to understand why we don’t adopt the model used for long-distance journeys in France. Passengers should be unable to board a train without a seat reservation. This would reduce the dash for seats and overcrowding.
David Sindall
Heswall, Wirral
Approaching my 85th birthday, I recently subjected myself to a mature driver review, offered by IAM RoadSmart. It involved driving for an hour on urban roads, country roads and motorways with a qualified IAM assessor. Judi Fendley (Letters, 27 October) might find it worth her while to spend £85 on a similar experience. A positive assessment would be reassuring, and a negative one might be salutary.
Hugh Davidson
Edinburgh
Labelling food bought from shops is all very well (Report, 28 October), but what is vitally needed is strict regulation of fast-food outlets. Every day in term time, I see Bexleyheath Broadway crowded after school with hundreds of schoolchildren eating from chicken shops and McDonald’s. Most, sadly, are overweight. This sight is replicated all over the country.
Jane Lawson
London
