Letter: Julian Barnes' new novel

Sir: On Thursday of last week Julian Barnes' new novel (England, England, Jonathan Cape) was published featuring a newspaper-owning tycoon who buys Manchester United Football Club and relocates them to a tourist park on the Isle of Wight, along with the Royal Family, The Times newspaper, the white cliffs of Dover and Princess Diana's grave.

Is there something Mr Murdoch isn't telling us?

GEORGE CROZIER

London E3