Time to go

"Diamond's resignation was announced at 7.30am on Tuesday – 30 minutes after the usual time for such announcements" ( Report , 4 July). I'm interested to discover that we've reached the point where there's a regular time for high-profile resignations from the banking industry. Lucy Blackburn Edinburgh • Is there any part of the establishment that retains integrity ( Letters , 4 July)? Surely the answer is the Test Match Special commentary team. As early as 21 July 2011, when Sir Mervyn King appeared in the TMS box, Geoffrey Boycott was calling on air for bankers to be jailed. Keith Flett London • Having complained for years about my husband's attire, I now find that not only is he bang on trend with his navy clothes and anorak, but he has pre-empted Dior's collection by many decades ( Action man chic , G2, 4 July). Ann Burgess Lincoln • Lard with salt was a cheap sandwich during my young years ( Letters , 4 July). We only had dripping on special occasions when mum could afford a roast! Irene Marshall Attenborough, Nottinghamshire • I still make mock crab sandwiches: simply scrambled egg cooked with chopped, skinned tomatoes. My mother made them in the same era we enjoyed "pink lint and crepe bandage" – Spam fritters. Margaret G White London • While I agree with Ellie Mae O'Hagan ( Comment , 3 July) that clubs would be more effective than curfews in dealing with teenagers, like WC Fields I think we should try kindness first. John Brooke Bewdley, Worcestershire • Withdrawing money from a Vatican ATM ( Letters , 4 July)? Isn't that a form of PayPal dispensation? Adrian Brodkin London • Wasn't there a Bosun Higgs in Captain Pugwash ( The gods of the particles , 4 July)? Or is that just another urban myth? Bob Wade Birmingham