[Margaret Pilkington]

Here goes.

Dear Sir,
I wish to challenge the misconception you may have inadvertently created by giving my letter in last weeks Observer, the title 'It Really Makes My Blood Boil'.

My blood has never boiled, I may have been annoyed, irritated or agitated, but never has my blood boiled.

The points I was trying to establish last week were:-

1) the overuse of a very tired cliche.

2) the petty and inconsequential topics used by Mr Angry.
(goodness knows there are enough real anger making topics out there in the world and
in our own locality)

3) the column should be ditched.

I still think that, (when the Schools go back in September) you should offer this space to the pupils of year 10/11 to air their views on issues of local, national or global interest.
Who knows, you may find a budding columnist in their midst.

If the Mr angry column was started to introduce some levity, then I would have to say it fails miserably.

Yours etc.