Norman Miller wonders whether the music industry would like to hear a call to ‘kill your local bands now’. Plus, letters by Robert Bennett , Denis Jackson and Duncan Macgregor

Kneecap are, of course, free to urge gig-goers to kill Tories – but freedom of speech also involves being prepared to deal with consequences ( Listen closely to the Kneecap furore. You’ll hear hypocrisy from all sides, 1 May ). While it’s hardly surprising that music biz folk have leapt in to “defend” Kneecap, would they be so eager if it was a group of activists saying: “The only good musician is a dead musician. Kill your local bands now”?
Norman Miller
Brighton

• Kneecap’s comments about killing Tory MPs should be condemned. However, conflating these comments, which the band have apologised for , with their condemnation, at Coachella, of Israel’s attack on Gaza seeks to close down the argument regarding Israel’s actions, which many people around the world are appalled by. This is about being able to express moral outrage.
Robert Bennett
Oxford