It’s time to revisit the Grateful Dead | Brief letters

Songs for our times | Italian emperors | Running through nettles | Tree loss | Tram destination Never mind John Crace smuggling Bruce Springsteen song titles into his sketches (Letters, 21 June), I would hope that given Monday’s political developments we’ll be seeing the Grateful Dead’s He’s Gone getting an outing. Gabriel Brodetsky Marsden, West Yorkshire • The Italians are still strong contenders for the record of rapid changes of leaders. In AD69 they had four emperors in a single year. Chris Leyland Marsden, HuddersfieldContinue reading...