Hooray! A new year gift from Elon Musk | Brief letters

Musk v Farage | Big ego meltdown | Surgery by phone | Bored of the Rings | Weighty NHS mattersFor the past six months, “things can only get better” had seemed a redundant hope. And then along comes a headline to disprove it (Elon Musk turns on Nigel Farage and calls for new leader of Reform, 5 January).Les BrightExeter• My prediction for 2025 was that the narcissistic egos of Nigel Farage, Elon Musk and Donald Trump would inevitably lead to them turning on each other, leading to their collective self-destruction. I wish I’d placed a bet on it.Sarah JamesMonmouth Continue reading...