Offence defence
Sir – Mr McNaney (Letters, June 11) neatly makes a point for me in his reply to Mr Emlyn-Jones letter on lay-by sex.
In recent correspondence I tried to persuade Mr Emlyn-Jones that we should not censor something on the grounds that it might offend.
Now he has offended someone by making a reasonable point.
Not everyone will agree with his observation, but it is nevertheless worthy of debate. A case of offence being used in an attempt to stifle debate without offering reasoned argument.
Paul Surman
Horspath
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