SIR – We note that Bradford has been identified in a nationwide survey as the city which travellers least want to visit, due to its being “dangerous, ugly and boring”. The knee-jerk response from our very well-paid strategic director of culture, tourism and sport did nothing to address these most obvious of home truths.

Should we need to rely on outsiders to point out that the ‘Emperor’s new clothes’ are, to say the least, unattractive, when so many of the humble citizens have known this for so long?

Graham Hoyle, Kirkbourne Grove, Baildon, Shipley