‘Do we really want specific imprisonment decisions based on populist pressure?’ Photograph: James Hoathly/Alamy View image in fullscreen ‘Do we really want specific imprisonment decisions based on populist pressure?’ Photograph: James Hoathly/Alamy Brief letters UK criminal justice Letters Politicians shouldn’t weigh in on individual criminal cases PC Andrew Harper | Trump’s mistake | Hydration breaks | Climate advice for the government
Why are more people not concerned to uphold the principle that ministers should be kept clear from involvement in individual cases ( What could Andy Burnham do to block early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers?, 10 August )? Do we really want specific imprisonment decisions based on populist pressure? Mark de Brunner Burn Bridge, North Yorkshire
So Donald Trump thinks it would be a “terrible mistake” to get rid of Gianni Infantino ( Report, 11 August ). Didn’t he say something similar about Viktor Orbán? Maybe he will send JD Vance to help with the re-election campaign – that went well in Hungary. Michael Crapper Whitchurch, Hampshire
Better working conditions during heatwaves are essential ( Nurses fainting in ‘inhumane’ conditions due to extreme heat, union warns, 13 August ). Pity the nurses, firefighters and all. How they must have envied footballers taking hydration breaks 20 minutes into their shifts, even in air-conditioned stadiums, during the World Cup. Jude Carr London
Perhaps the Guardian should consider Matthew Taylor, Sandra Laville, Damian Carrington and Pippa Neill for secondment to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( From grey water to cool spaces: 10 climate crisis policies Britain needs right now, 12 August ). Michael Fuller Ampthill, Bedfordshire
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