Letters: Playing away

Letters: Why does the Guardian refuse to acknowledge differences between England and Scotland?

Why does the Guardian refuse to acknowledge differences between England and Scotland? Under your thumbnail picture of Des Browne (Labour reshuffle, May 6) you say that he is a "quiet Scottish barrister". He is not, he is a quiet Scottish advocate. Similarly, you say that Douglas Alexander is a "vicar's son". He is not, he is the son of a Presbyterian minister. There are no vicars in the Church of Scotland.
Harry Watson
Edinburgh

Your photo of Sarah Jessica Parker (May 5) had the caption Anglomania: Style show takes New York by storm. Erm ... that's tartan she's wearing, guys.
David Carr
Glasgow

In 1962 I travelled on my acid yellow Lambretta from Bergen to Trondheim by way of the dirt roads of the Hardangervidda, Gudbrandsdalen and Dovrefjell (Letters, May 6). From there as deck cargo to Floro, and then a trip over the mountains to Balestrand. Over the Sognfjord to Gudvangen and back to Bergen via Voss.
David James
Stoke on Trent

Manchester United are situated in the borough of Trafford (Letters, May 7). They get one game a season in Manchester - when they play away at City.
Kevin Hogan
London

Any West Ham supporter above a certain age will tell you that the Boleyn ground is in East Ham.
Tony Bodinetz
Bideford, Devon

What next? "Over 226,000 people - enough to fill Old Trafford more than three times over" (Credit culture pushes insolvencies to record levels, May 6). Why not: 226,000 people - the population of the Maldives; Kandahar, or Saskatoon? Or, at the very least, enough to fill 3,531 double decker busses.
Billy Kelly
Gillingham, Dorset

The hedgehogs are back and thriving (Letters, passim). We have two so far, but after last night's grunting in the undergrowth, expect more in a few weeks.
Angela Mansi
London

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