It was amusing to read about Michael Parker's new style of home decorating (Letters, February 8).

But I did notice in the photograph a toilet roll.

Surely it would be more economical if he had strung up 5x5 inch sheets of newspaper, which would also have blended better with the background?

Since there is so much tripe coming from the Labour propaganda machine, there is no shortage of suitable news-print.

-Roy V Hilliard, Old Shoreham Road, Brighton