Lessons learned on Tomlinson report | Brief letters

Michael Pyke of the Campaign for State Education refers to the Tomlinson report of 2004 (Letters, 30 July), commissioned but then sadly dropped by the Blair government. A year or so later, I, then a FE college principal, recognised Mike Tomlinson at Marylebone station. I told him how sorry I was that his report had not been implemented. He thanked me and said: “It will be, eventually.” Colin Flint Claverdon, Warwickshire • Re vanished food (Letters, 28 July), we knew something was up when Alf, our ginger cat, was wailing outside. He struggled through the cat flap hauling a side of salmon. We never discovered who was missing a delicious supper that night. Janet Mansfield Aspatria, Cumbria • In reply to Siobhán Ní Chuanaigh (Letters, 29 July), “stingy git” may be a hereditary affliction and descendants do not want to pay to place an obituary. Roshi Saul Avening, Gloucestershire • Perhaps the paucity of stingy gits appearing in the obituaries is explained by their motto: if I can’t take it with me, I’m not going. Eoin Dillon Dublin, Ireland • “Hotter summers may force RHS to move hydrangeas to north of England” (Report, 29 July). Another Andy Burnham initiative perhaps? Mick Beeby Bristol • Have an opinion on anything you’ve read in the Guardian today? Please email us your letter and it will be considered for publication in our letters section.