Like Grace Dent, I also eat alone, but unlike her, I don’t enjoy it (“A self-care date night”: Gen Z and millennials embrace the joys of eating alone, Oct. 25). Sharing a meal in good company is a pleasure. It helps us stay healthy in a time of increasing isolationism. I love cooking, but not being able to share with others during challenging conversations makes it a boring activity.
Quentin Macfarlane
Auchmithie, Angus
Given the overcrowding in London Euston (Letters, October 23), I don’t understand why we don’t adopt the model used in France for long-distance travel. Passengers without a seat reservation are not allowed to board the train. This would reduce demand for seats and overcrowding.
David Sindal
Heswall, Wirral
As I approached my 85th birthday, I recently subjected myself to an adult driver assessment offered by IAM RoadSmart. It involved an hour of driving on city roads, provincial roads and highways with a qualified IAM assessor. Judi Fendley (Letters, October 27) might think it’s worth spending £85 on a similar experience. A positive review would be reassuring, and a negative one could be beneficial.
Hugh Davidson
Edinburgh
Labeling food bought in stores is all very well (report, October 28), but what is crucial is strict regulation of fast-food restaurants. Every day during the school year I see Bexleyheath Broadway busy after school with hundreds of schoolchildren eating from chicken shops and McDonald’s. Unfortunately, most of them are overweight. This sight is recreated throughout the country.
Jane Lawson
London