Delighted with new cover of The Bell Jar

The Bell Jar New cover for Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar

Critics of the cover of the 50th anniversary edition of Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar (The belle jars: Plath fans attack 'silly' cover, 2 February) clearly do not know the text as well as they think they do. I'm delighted with the new cover, as it refers to one of my favourite lines in the novel. Struggling with depression, Plath's protagonist, Esther, bursts into tears. She takes out her mirror and repairs her makeup "with a small heart". This is the scene recreated on the cover. There's nothing "silly" or "hideous" about it.
Sarah Cope

• The picture painted by the IFS (More people working for less explains jobs riddle, says IFS, 1 February) is even worse if comparisons are made with other countries. Only one other developed country, Ireland, devotes less of its economy to capital investment than the UK. Even more remarkably, UK capital investment is still falling. The money that should be spent on investment is instead being paid out in increased dividends. The British economy will stay, at best, becalmed, while these policies continue.
Richard Ross
London Metropolitan University

• You don't need to be an expert to realise that privatising search and rescue will cost lives (Report, 1 February). There has not been a single privatisation that has produced a better service, benefited the public or saved taxpayers' money. How are they still getting away with it?
Karen Fletcher
North Anston, South Yorkshire

• Your leader (1 February) concludes "this model may make London a wealthy city; it does nothing for the prosperity of most Londoners". You might have added the words "and even less for most of the rest of the country".
Alistair Gregory
Burton in Lonsdale, Lancashire

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