Put an end to this war commemoration showbusiness | Letters

Readers respond to the centenary of the battle of Passchendaele. Jan Melichar, Karen Barratt and Louise Hunter question the pomp surrounding acts of remembrance. Danny Tanzey examines the military aftermath, while Rita McGhee says her sadness has been deepened because of Brexit“It’s not about glorifying it,” said Michael Copland, a relative of one of those who fought at Passchendaele (“I died in hell”: sacrifice of war dead remembered at Passchendaele, 31 July). It