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Simon Kuper's review of two new books on meritocracy (The Critics, 6 November) ends: 'Alternatively, stay home, do a respected job that contributes to society, and rise with your community [...]

Talented people are insufficiently reassured of the respect they desire and receive Why is there still so much stupidity perpetrated by so many bright people in so many organisations? It [...]

Although convenience stores are generally attracting more users, more often, because of improving attitudes towards them, the latest CTP study indicates a possible ticking time bomb. Smaller numbers of shoppers [...]

In the past, when popular folklore told how shoppers shopped less and less often at bigger' and bigger super stores, the truth was they didn't. And when loyalty cards were [...]

Will Self's anguishing over the general--and his untucked shapelessness can be ended fairly painlessly (Madness of Crowds, 13 May. This may or may not apply to him but, for old [...]

The Harris International study of UK customer shopping behaviour found only 25% of shoppers used a shopping list. Over 25% of expenditure in UK supermarkets is by people aged between 25-34 years. Figures for the 4th quarter in 1997 compared to the same period in 1996 showed customers aged 25-34 increased for Tesco PLC from 17% to 20% whilst in Kwik Save decreased from 26% to 21%. Customers visited a supermarket on average 2.8 times per week. Tesco had the largest number of shop visits at 13.7% in the 4th quarter of 1997 compared to 12.3% in the 4th quarter of 1996., * Tesco has come out top again -- this time in retailers' market share as measured by shopper footfall. Here, Jef Harris gives an exclusive glimpse of the findings from [...]

from Jef Harris, Chairman, Harris International Marketing SIR; re: `Abuse or good use?', your article on trade funding (The Grocer, March 15, p48) I couldn't help thinking of what one [...]

Letters@newstatesman.co.uk Seeking statesmen When Simon Heffer quotes Enoch Powell - "the supreme function of statesmanship is to provide against preventable evils" - he slightly misses the main point ("A crisis of statesmanship, 6 November"). Covid-19 is a force largely beyond the state's control; many governments, especially ours, have tried to convince us otherwise. But after reading Jason Cowley and Simon Heffer's articles on Boris Johnson's lack of leadership, statesmanship and, it seems, anything else, I gave up the task as a bad job. [Extracted from the article]

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles featured in previous issues including "Defying the dog whistle," by George Eaton and presented in the May 13, 2016 issue, "Lines of Dissent," by Paul Mason and presented in the May 13, 2016 issue, and "Health Matters," by Phil Whitaker in the May 13, 2016 issue.