03-03-2026 18:57 via theguardian.com

Polite men do still walk among us | Brief letters

Making room on the street | Trump’s rash | Cognitive shuffling | Belling bed-warmers | Neighbours’ dogRegarding your letters on men pushing women in the street (20 February), I have just returned from an hour’s walk, and I’m pleased to say that, on two separate occasions, men walking towards me voluntarily changed their trajectory to let me past. I just kept walking in a straight line. Maybe they read the Guardian, or maybe men in Bradford are considerate.
Jane Thewl
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