Sir – I am used to being offended by Christopher Gray — it seems to be his only discernible talent — but he went too far with his short piece on Andy Coulson.

He managed to offend everyone who has been phone-hacked, and everyone who lives in Birmingham as well. Quite an achievement.

No doubt thousands of other people hold equally stupid opinions – after all every village has its idiot. But why is this one allowed to write in a serious newspaper every week?

Steph Bliss, Woodstock