CAN England be given the same status as Cornwall? The reason I ask is that whenever I have to complete an official form, and it asks my nationality, English is not there. When I asked if England had ceased to be a country, I was told they only put British.

Oxford Mail: Thousands of north Kent youngsters to celebrate Saint George's Day

English through ansd through

I think of myself as English first, British second and European third.

Also, why did the police need to spend £33K on hotel accommodation in London for the 18-week ‘Bullfinch’ trial?

Oxford, Thame and District have easy connections to the capital via train or motorway. My area has many commuters who make this journey daily, year in, year out.

They complain they are undermanned and yet spend this amount seemingly unnecessarily.

HELEN MARSHALL 

Lincoln Place

Thame