I have been trying to understand why No 10 North would be situated in Manchester (Report, 2 July). On the mainland of Britain, Manchester is situated 38% of the way from the south to the north coast. Including the Isles of Scilly and Shetland, it is situated 35.5% of the way from the southernmost point to the northernmost. Perhaps it is now implicitly accepted by government in Westminster that Scotland should be a separate state for government?
Janet Davies
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
• If Andy Burnham is chosen, it will be the first thing an Evertonian has won since the 1995 FA Cup.
David Feintuck
Lewes, East Sussex
• Re memory tests concerning the reigning monarch (Letters, 1 July), some 20 years ago I accompanied my elderly aunt in a medical assessment ward and could not help overhearing a doctor quizzing a neighbouring patient on the name of the queen. Her indignant reply: “I don’t move in those circles!”
Ruth Pickles
Congleton, Cheshire
• Dave Wieberg (Letters, 30 June) might be aware of the quote attributed to Blaise Pascal: “The more I see of mankind, the more I prefer my dog.”
Jeanette Hamilton
Buxton, Derbyshire
• Can you imagine a nation where everyone sits “glued to the television to witness the finest piano playing” (Stephen Hough to lead relaunched Leeds piano competition, 2 July)? This nation? In your dreams, Mr Hough.
Mike Fuller
Ampthill, Bedfordshire
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