IT seems to be the case that regular correspondents to your letters page are guaranteed to get any old drivel published.

Whether it's the "street-wise" observations of PR Willey or "left-wing whinging" of Ben Drake, the chances of appearing in print are a cert. This theory was further enhanced when Terry (prospective Tory councillor) Smith knocked out four paragraphs just to inform us that Big Brother 7 had started.

Alan Priestman, Hull Road, York.