House of Commons pantomime? Oh no it isn’t! | Letters
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I agree with David Konyot's objections to the use of the words "circus" and "clown" to describe the behaviour of our elected representatives (Letters, 27 December). As a former amateur pantomime dame I feel that the word "pantomime" is also misused. Pantomime is hard work, amusing, entertaining and popular. Parliament appears to be none of these things.
John Seeley
Solihull
" Your wonderful obituary of Paddy Ashdown (24 December) nevertheless neglects to emphasise that he was an accomplished historian. The Cruel Victory: The French Resistance, D-Day and the Battle for the Vercors (2014) is a gripping study of a key event; translated into French, it was as acclaimed in France as in the UK.
Robert Gildea
Oxford