Letter: Private lives, public hypocrisy

Sir: Sir Peter Harding may wish that his private life had remained private. As the head of our armed forces, he was responsible for the dictat issued to his subordinates, threatening disciplinary action for marital infidelity.

The press has no role in reporting the private lives of individuals, but it serves the public by reporting the hypocrisy of our leaders.

Private lives are the business of private individuals. Those in authority who choose to make them a public issue have no grounds for complaint when justly exposed.

Yours faithfully,

PAUL WILSON

Carleton, West Yorkshire

14 March