Sir, The proposed EU legislation that limits the wattage of hairdryers (report, Aug 29) is flawed as an energy saving measure. The total energy required to dry one’s hair is proportional to the volume of that hair and reducing the appliance’s wattage simply means using it for longer. Instead the EU should impose a limit on the permitted length of hair — naturally without gender bias.
oliver chapple
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Milton under Wychwood, Oxon
Sir, A real saving of energy, and time too, could of course be made by abandoning the EU’s ludicrous monthly trip from Brussels to Strasbourg.
philip collinson
Totland Bay, Isle of Wight