I was startled to read that Ivor Caplin described peace protestors as "yobs".

It wasn't so long ago that this New Labour Minister was a Bennite CND activist.

He would have been disgusted if he'd been described as a yob for protesting against the Thatcher and Reagan policies on nuclear weapons.

Now he happily defends Blair and Bush and their disastrous war in Iraq. Shame on you, Mr Caplin.

-Charles Townley, Brighton