If, as seems likely, a new national anthem debate is about to open (Tim Dowling, 11 December), here’s a suggestion. I’m sure many readers recall the Birds Eye Steakhouse Grills advert starting, to the tune of Que Sera, Sera, “Will it be chips or jacket spuds?” It’s a stirring song, and the closing line, “I hope it’s chips, it’s chips”, expresses a sentiment that we can all get behind.
Nigel Steel
London
• If rats like music, as Alys Fowler says (There are rats in my attic. Should I live and let live?, 12 December), then perhaps the way to rid her loft of rodents is to put a speaker up there and play loud Christmas muzak non-stop for the next few weeks. They will soon pack their bags and leave.
Maggie Johnston
St Albans
