SIR – For years Harriet Harman has been obsessed with all-women short lists for MPs.

Now, Ms Equality, from a privileged background (nothing wrong with that), is being accused of double standards.

Her husband, Jack Dromey, a trade union official, fancies becoming an MP for Birmingham, Erdington, but this time she has gone quiet on the matter.

Labour have decided against a women-only list. Does she object in this particular case?

Yet another U-turn she may not approve of is that this controlling Government has changed its mind about interfering in the Roman Catholic Church’s methods on ‘equality’, and I agree they should leave it to the church’s leaders to decide.

Just before an election, Labour have thought it unwise to ruffle the feathers of four million Catholic voters.

David Hampshire, Holme Wood Avenue, Bradford