23 OCTOBER 2004, Page 38

From Laurence Kelvin Sir: Whatever next? Will Private Eye be

apologising to the cultured residents of Neasden for years of disparaging remarks? Can we expect Essex men and women to rise up in protest against countless comments relating to their morality and aesthetic tastes? Just wait till the Welsh list their grievances, and people from Scunthorpe identify the many comedians who have made fun of their town, and we will soon be spending all year saying sorry to each other. When I heard the emotional reactions from some of the Liverpool folk, I could not help but think that they do protest too much.

Laurence Kelvin

London W9