{"id":36,"date":"2026-10-16T08:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/letter\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T15:26:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:26:47","slug":"letter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/writing\/letter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Thursday letter"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"36\" class=\"elementor elementor-36\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5471f19 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-pagehead e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5471f19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a26f50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a26f50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e97e9d lt-pagehead__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e97e9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Thursday letter<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98dd002 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98dd002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The column a day ahead, with the documents behind it. Free, every Thursday at 6:30 (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6432f5d e-con-boxed lt-sec e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6432f5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"letter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ea4795 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ea4795\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21a4a17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21a4a17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d88302 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d88302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One email on Thursday at 6:30, half an hour before the column goes online: the column itself, the documents behind it and the questions I could not answer yet. Free, about six minutes to read (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc72197 lt-ticks elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"cc72197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">This week's column, a day ahead of the paper's site<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Every document I used, linked<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Readers' replies, printed only with permission<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">One thing to watch at city hall next week<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1e7ab e-con-full lt-buttons  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d1e7ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71cefe lt-btn lt-btn--primary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c71cefe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/contact\/#write\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Join the Thursday letter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b9e0f lt-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08b9e0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>4,100 readers (sample). Reply to any letter to leave.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c84b487 lt-photo lt-ar-photo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c84b487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-author-letter.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6\" alt=\"An open notebook with a blue pen on a wooden table\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-author-letter.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-author-letter-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-author-letter-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-author-letter-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-author-letter-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b704de e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-tint e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b704de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"sample\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5adc0b6 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5adc0b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3cc804 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3cc804\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c4cea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69c4cea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What a letter looks like<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efca823 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efca823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The letter of Thursday 16 October, in the order it arrives (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce09b81 e-con-full lt-rows lt-prices e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce09b81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9065afd e-grid e-con-full lt-price e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9065afd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39dfc98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39dfc98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba0234a lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba0234a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The column<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fedb7bd lt-price__amount elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fedb7bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">Eleven months in a drawer: the rent report<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3451d e-grid e-con-full lt-price e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef3451d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe3862 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fe3862\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23d62ff lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23d62ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The documents<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aaa688 lt-price__amount elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aaa688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">The report, the cabinet minutes, the delay emails<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7456aa6 e-grid e-con-full lt-price e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7456aa6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e767ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e767ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-310e2e6 lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"310e2e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your replies<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b878e lt-price__amount elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74b878e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">Three letters from Mill Road tenants<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd39e21 e-grid e-con-full lt-price e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd39e21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659bc57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"659bc57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d7d06c lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d7d06c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Next week at city hall<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0133d5 lt-price__amount elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0133d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">The river path vote, Tuesday 18:30<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b74de2 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-dark lt-cta lt-skip-menu e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b74de2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"join\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4b05f5 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4b05f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c44ac2 lt-cta__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c44ac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The column, a day early, in your inbox<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c40cd2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c40cd2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df36f14 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df36f14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Thursday letter: this week&#8217;s column before it goes online, the documents behind it and readers&#8217; replies. Free (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3e751b e-con-full lt-buttons  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3e751b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a269c9 lt-btn lt-btn--primary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8a269c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/contact\/#write\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Join the Thursday letter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":25,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions\/37"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}