Di Collins, of McMahons Point, Sydney, Australia, writes:

I read with some amusement the kerfuffle regarding posters which appeared prior to the town council elections in Dartmouth.  

As a one-time resident of Dartmouth and regular visitor, I was further bemused by the heat that this incident has generated.  To my mind it was very simply a jolly jape in the best of English traditions.

It really is time to keep a sense of perspective on this.