Farewell, Marina Hyde. Thank you for brightening so many of our days | Letters
Readers gasp at the news that their beloved columnist is leaving the Guardian after 25 yearsHow could you let this happen (It’s true: this is my final column. You have exactly 24 hours to complain before my inbox self-destructs, 2 October)? You have some…
The vapourware of the airline industry | Brief letters
Heathrow’s third runway and aircraft emissions | Taking the hint | Editorial mischief | Girls and ladies | The bleeding obviousGeorge Monbiot coins the word “perceptionware” for technology trailed but never trialled, and only intended to impress the…
It’s true: this is my final column. You have exactly 24 hours to complain before my inbox self-destructs | Marina Hyde
Yes, after 25 years I’m signing off, and I’ve cherished every moment – especially storming the French embassy with a (toy) AK-47Journalism 101 – a course I have yet to complete – dictates that if you have something salient to say you should get there…
Thank you, Phil Gates, for nearly 40 years of country diaries | Letters
Jim McManners says Phil’s columns have inspired his teaching, while Ann MacAskill says she intends to follow his marvelling methodI was with great sadness that I read that Phil Gates’s country diary piece was to be his last (Country diary: A lesson…