In defense of US airbases in Britain | Brief letters

Ministry of Defense | Trump v Pope Leo | Christ-like image | Case for taxing the rich | Misspelt surnames Your report says most US bases in Britain “misleadingly … have ‘Royal Air Force’ in their name” (Bunker busters and a Burger King: a visual guide to US military bases on British soil, 12 April). Driving past Lakenheath in the cold war years, I always thought the “Ministry of Defense” perimeter notices were a bit of a giveaway.David GriffithsHuddersfield, West Yorkshire Re your report (I do not fear Trump, says Pope Leo after US president calls him ‘weak’, 13 April), we’ve been in much the same place before, when Joseph Stalin asked: “How many divisions does the Pope have?”Robin JacobLondon Can I suggest that Donald Trump tries walking on water (Trump deletes post with AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure after outcry, 13 April)?Colin JonesWest Norwood, London Economists and political theorists have put forward many arguments for a more progressive tax regime in the UK. None are as compelling as your article on the rise of luxury matchboxes (12 April).Martin Andrew Chesterfield, Derbyshire Like Geoff Reid (Letters, 13 April), my husband and I were delighted to receive our bu