Sir, – I’m dreaming of a quiet Christmas, unlike the ones we used to know. – Yours, etc,TOM GILSENAN,Dublin 9.
Letters to the Editor, February 14th: On the Arts Council and squandering public money, and professional advice
Competitive parenting in China: ‘School starts at 7.30am and I pick him up at 9.30 in the evening. We usually arrive home around 10pm. Then he studies again’