The BBC and the rest of the press ignored the demonstration held outside Downing Street to protest at the extradition of UK citizens Babar Ahmad, Richard O’Dwyer, Syed Tahla Ahsan and Gary McKinnon to the USA.

Between them these four examples of UK subservience have endured serious brutality eight years on bail and 14 years in jail for actions that do not constitute a crime in this country.

The up-side is that we are not on the ever-expanding list of countries being targeted by US drone strikes and therefore, as a nation, international scorn is the worst we will suffer.

Roger Westmoreland, The Oval, Pocklington.