Dirty clothes but a clean conscience | Brief letters

Eco-friendly cleaning products | The UK’s Eurovision performances | Unravelling isles | Clothes for paintingI have shared the suffering that Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett faced as the veg box was finally cancelled (It’s my self-care tip of the year: I quit our local veg box scheme, and set my mind free, 16 September). But that is only the beginning. I struggle with grimy clothes and soiled dishes as I reluctantly persevere with eco washing and laundry products. As I gallantly scrub at stains and unmoved matter after a very expensive premium eco wash, the only thing that seems clean is my conscience.Chris KingtonCambridge• Maybe the solution to Britain’s poor performance at Eurovision (UK to answer for its ‘dismal record’ in Eurovision before committee of MPs, 18 September) is to admit that we, as a nation, are unpopular in Europe and our next, if not annual, entry should be a take on the Millwall FC refrain, sung to the tune of Sailing: “We are Britain / No one likes us / We don’t care”.Colin BurkeCartmel, Cumbria Continue reading...