Letters in brief
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Neal Ascherson quotes an old friend of his in Warsaw saying "Poland is in one of those periods when it is under God's protection" (14 December). Poland must be the classic example of the operation of the Inverse Law of Religious Belief. The more compelling the historical evidence that God is not protecting anybody the more widespread and intensely held is the conviction that He is doing just that.
I Morgan, Lincoln
WHILE I share Michael White's enthusiasm for the Royal Opera's production of Benjamin Britten's Paul Bunyan, it is not true to say it has never had a professional London staging before ("This is more like it Royal Opera", December 14). English Music Theatre, the successor to Britten's English Opera Group, presented five performances at Sadler's Wells Theatre in September 1976, having given the British stage premiere at the Aldeburgh Festival that June. The production subsequently toured England and Wales where it was warmly received.
Jodi Myers
Royal Festival Hall, London SE1
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments