Sir - Even though I am not an Oxonian and not aware of the political set-up in the city, I have to disagree with Katherine Hughes's comments (Letters, February 29) about naming the new library at Ruskin College after James Callaghan.

I feel it is appropriate and well deserved. The beliefs and foundation of the college were paramount in James Callaghan's own vision for Britain and I am sure that this was often talked about with his long-term friend and political colleague Billy Hughes, a highly respected and long-serving principal of Ruskin.

Ian Payne, Walsall