A note from the Editor...

We are looking for Times readers' opinions: We've gotten feedback about the length of letters to the editor that we have published over the past few months. In one sense, we want to be a reflection of community sentiment and let people know what our readers are thinking, but we also don't want long letters to crowd out other features or affect our readers' enjoyment of the paper. Our website encourages writers to keep it short, but we've relaxed that restriction in the interest of facilitating public debate. We'd like to know what our readers think - please comment by sending us an email at news@hulltimes.com.

Legitimate answers only, please: This is not an opportunity to insult correspondents or debate the merits of their arguments. We're interested in this from a policy perspective. Thank you!