Letters

Cambridge University is right to explore links with slave trade

Letters: Graham Gosling highlights the achievements of former students in ending the slave trade, Eric Banks says the historic plight of the working classes should also be studied, Michael Cross has a plan for profits, while Angela Sherlock takes issue with the ‘pilgrim fathers’ story
Caster Semenya: a questionable ruling and a worrying precedent

Letters: The ruling against Caster Semenya is discriminatory, argues Malcolm Ferguson-Smith, while Jane Singer says it breaches the founding spirit of the Olympics. Sarah Mulholland fears for the future

Brexit’s impact on local elections

Letters: Colin Montgomery wants ministers to admit that the effects of Brexit will be felt for years. Les Bright says negotiating teams should clear their diaries and make a compromise
Hobson, Corbyn and antisemitic tropes

Letters: It troubles me that scholars are teaching Hobson’s Imperialism without flagging the antisemitic dimensions of his thought or contextualiseing it appropriately, says Abigail Green
Unconditional offers and social exclusion

Letters: Universities risk excluding poorer students when they make unconditional offers to those predicted to get high A-level grades, says Graham Mort
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