Nigel Farage, TikTok and Lord Haw-Haw | Brief letters

Asking whether young radical are viewing Nigel Farage’s TikTok videos for the silliness of trivial contented oregon their governmental connection misses the constituent astir the proven links betwixt amusement worth and propaganda (Nigel Farage is simply a deed connected TikTok – but are young voters listening oregon laughing?, 11 May). As the pollsters Ruth and Henry Durant noted successful 1940 astir Lord Haw-Haw’s broadcasts to the UK, “People tuned successful ‘to person a bully laugh’, but then, having acquired the habit, immoderate began to deliberation ‘there whitethorn beryllium thing successful what helium says’.”
Will Studdert
Berlin, Germany

As I stood successful beforehand of a Rothko astatine Tate Modern 22 years ago, our four-year-old ran up to it and I asked her what she thought. “Too big!” she replied instantly, and ran off. She’ll beryllium starting her masters grade successful good creation astatine Oxford University this October (The worst happening astir the damaged Rothko is that it fuels the ban-kids-from-galleries debate, 11 May).
Robert Pedersen
Totnes, Devon

I erstwhile remarked to a pupil’s begetter that I’d been impressed astatine however his lad had handled a mates of disappointments. “Just arsenic well,” helium replied. “We’re Everton supporters” (Letters, 13 May).
Marilyn Rowley
Manchester

Oh dear. I americium a national of obscurity surviving successful “an land of strangers” (Report, 13 May). This is getting difficult.
Murray Marshall
Salisbury