Fighting for your country | Starbucks | Sparta | Itching powder
Jason Okundaye addresses the issue of whether Britain’s youth would be willing to lay down their lives in defence of our country (Gen Z doesn‘t relish going to war – so what! You should worry more about the reckless generations that do, 10 November). A more likely scenario is that they will be asked to fight and die for the sake of a Nato ally on Russia’s border, such as Poland or Lithuania.
Matthew J Smith
New Malden, London
• Starbucks’ plans (Starbucks plans to hire 7,500 staff in major UK expansion plan, 9 November) coupled with the inexorable advance of AI would suggest a career as a barista might now be more secure than that of a barrister.
Philip Clarke
East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
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