THANK you to Mrs S Slithorpe, of Darlington, for her explanation of the causes of famine in Africa (HAS, Sept 4).
Here’s me thinking it was down to drought and crop failure.
Perhaps Mrs Slithorpe can explain how the Irish managed to starve to death while the English gorged themselves on Irish produce?
Denis Lonsdale, Ripon
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