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Martin Parker’s analysis of the capitalist ideology promoted by business schools (G2, 27 April) is cogently argued. More flippantly, my experience in several universities of business lecturers was that they were frequently inefficient and unreliable. To adapt the old adage about teachers, those that can’t do business teach business.
Sheila Cross
Northallerton, North Yorkshire

• I note that there are calls for changes to the Asian character Apu in the Simpsons (Simpsons’ Apu controversy: actor says he’s willing to quit, 26 April). He is said to be “a noxious pastiche of south Asian stereotypes”. I hope when this is done there will be similar changes to the character of Homer Simpson, otherwise people might think that he is “a noxious pastiche of American male stereotypes”. Down with such corny pastiches.
Karl Sabbagh
Bloxham, Oxfordshire

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