Work-life balance and Saint Monday | Brief letters

Changing weekends | The Sussexes’ security | Brotherly beard wars | A collective sigh | Lady Dagenham

Jess Cartner-Morley writes about the changing nature of the weekend (16 August). In the 19th century, Saint Monday was a key feature of working-class railway excursions. There were many complaints, but a correspondent in the Birmingham Daily Post in 1860 commented that labourers who were being lectured about not working on Mondays might be compared with MPs who did not start work in the Commons until Thursdays, and that the workers actually achieved their targets despite taking Mondays off.Dr Susan MajorYork

On the vexed question of who will pay for the Sussexes’ security on their return to the UK (Report, 20 August), maybe that nice Mr Farage could bung them a few quid?Andrew PlatmanBeckenham, London

One overlooked impact of the return of Prince Harry and Meghan is the resumption of his long-running beard war with Prince William. A royal close shave may result.Keith FlettTottenham, London

The return of not only the Premier League but also Harry and Meghan. The collective sigh of the newspaper industry can be heard throughout the land.John LancasterPeterborough

Margaret Thatcher was labelled Lady Dagenham – three stops beyond Barking (Letters, 19 August).Pam LunnKenilworth, Warwickshire

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