At the end of his film column of 6 January, David Thomson says that it "seems" that it will be his last for the Guardian. I can't think of anyone who, over the years, has enhanced my enjoyment of movies more. He's not just a great writer on film but a great writer. If it was his decision to end the relationship, pick the phone up now. If it was the Guardian's, it's a sad day indeed.
Sean King
Pudsey, Leeds
• Alarmed, I note from the new weather forecast chart that our skies now appear to be dominated by Casper the Ghost.
Richard Barnard
Wivenhoe, Essex
• Is the "treatment" Antony Worrall Thompson is seeking offered to all those behind bars, or is it only available in private clinics (TV chef says sorry for shoplifting at Tesco, 10 January)?
Dr John Doherty
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
• Worrall Thompson (Letters, 11 January) must have had Emmental aberration.
Sue Wallace
Thame, Oxfordshire
• Only days after the PM launches his crackdown on the "reward-for-riches" culture we hear that the NHS in Wales (Report, 11 January) will carry out operations to correct the faulty implants fitted privately. Another example of the public sector bailing out the private sector.
Philip Maini
Cumnor Hill, Oxfordshire
• I cannot be the only person thinking David Cameron would be more than happy to get rid of Scotland to leave the Tories with a permanent rightwing government in England and the rest of the UK (Report, 9 January).
Sandy Bruce
London
• Alex Salmond believes the longer Scotland is ruled by Cameron, the more likely it is to vote for independence. Now it seems Cameron believes this too.
Judith Shepherd
Edinburgh
• Roses still out, snowdrops up, daffodils out, crocus out and weeds growing in the cracks (Letters, 10 January).
Rosemary Dishington
Woodford Green, Essex