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SIR – As I predicted, successful actors, musicians, sports stars and political party supporters have predominated among the upper echelons of the King’s New Year Honours. Elsewhere, less well-known members of the public, who have worked selflessly with no thought for their own benefit, will be restricted to lesser awards.
SIR – You report (December 11) concern on the part of the British Medical Association and other medical organisations that a “blurring of the roles” of physician associates – who have no formal medical training – and fully qualified doctors could contribute to “a dangerous ambiguity in patient care”.
Plus: devolution gone awry; exorbitant allotments; supporting local butchers; and listening to football at the opera
SIR – Last year I paid British Gas £378 monthly by direct debit, and the cost of my energy consumption over three months was £577.
SIR – I used to be a country GP.