Lost in Hampshire
Sir: Mr Julian Critchley is proud of his cam- paign to prevent Aldershot and its environs being reassigned to Surrey, but after read- ing his eulogy of the county of Hampshire ('The rule of the Range Rover', 6 Novem- ber), one is tempted to ask how he would know, if it were to happen. Given that the average MP has difficulty finding himself on a foggy night, it came as no great sur- prise that Mr Critchley expects to travel to the New Forest from Portsmouth on the M23. Also, if he were to travel from Mans- field on the A38, Mr Critchley would not join the M3, would not 'breach the downs beyond Winchester', and would end up, land-locked, in Bodmin rather than 'mak- ing for the sea'. There may be 'something rather smart about Hampshire', but it does not seem to include the Member for Alder- shot.
Ian Parkin
13 Fieldhouse Road, Balham, London SW12
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