SIR – Was it really a serious letter, or was it an early entry for April 1st? That it followed the usual left wing diatribe from correspondent Christopher Hindle seemed to make it all the more laughable!

To what am I referring? The letter from Joe McHugh (T&A, January 15) which concluded with him telling us all that Ed Miliband “has all the credentials to be a great Prime Minister.”

Really? I am still trying to spot any of these credentials, so obviously I must look much harder!

Bob Watson, Springfield Road, Baildon