Never mind John Crace smuggling Bruce Springsteen song titles into his sketches (Letters, 21 June), I would hope that given Monday’s political developments we’ll be seeing the Grateful Dead’s He’s Gone getting an outing.

I always enjoy John Crace’s sketches. In fact, I usually turn to them first. I’ve noticed that he seems to be smuggling in Bruce Springsteen quotes and song titles.

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