Why Reeves should gamble on tax hikes | Brief letters
Betting shops | Prunella Scales | Obama again | Sofa dogs | Sofa cats | Riot WomenBetfred has said it would close all 1,287 of its high street betting shops...
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Betting shops | Prunella Scales | Obama again | Sofa dogs | Sofa cats | Riot Women Betfred has said it would close all 1,287 of its high street betting shops if Rachel Reeves raises taxes on the industry ( Betfred says gambling tax rise in budget will force it to shut all its UK shops, 19 October ). What further encouragement can she need? John Saxbee Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire • As great as Prunella Scales’s character was, I never really cared for Fawlty Towers ( Obituary, 28 October ). But I did care that she was at the launch of the Anti‑Nazi League back in the day, which helped to sweep the fascist National Front off our streets. Pete Hendy High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Continue reading...