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Could there be a silver lining to the building of a third runway at Heathrow (Reeves: third Heathrow runway would be hard decision but good for growth, 26 January)? I remember Boris Johnson promising to lie down in front of the bulldozers to stop it.
Jim McManners
Trimdon Grange, County Durham
• Re the UK’s love of instant coffee (Pass notes, 27 January), the Germans have the best word for weak, nasty coffee or coffee substitute: Muckefuck. I eagerly await the day when high-street coffee shops add this to their ever‑expanding drinks menus.
John Robbins
Knowle, West Midlands
