Clarifications can provide a real hoot | Brief letters

Why details matter | North/south divide | England’s final score | Yorkshire puds at Christmas | Dinner or tea? David Wilkinson’s letter distinguishing Flatford mill’s pond from its pool in Constable’s The Hay Wain (Letters, 16 July) reminded me of a complaint to the BBC many years ago, pointing out that the brief owl hoot featured in an episode of The Archers was from the incorrect species, given the season and location. My shattered belief system forbade me from listening to The Archers since. And now I can’t look a Constable in the eye.Richard O’BrienHighbridge, Somerset Brian Redhead’s best line on the Today programme (Letters, 17 July) was his mischievous and brief weather forecast: “Bright in the north, dull in the south. Just like the people, really.” After a long run of southerners in No 10, we are about to find out if he was correct.David BeakeSheringham, Norfolk Chris Walters’ father may have been right that England will never win the World Cup again in our lifetime (Letters, 17 July), but six goals against arguably the best team in the world, in a thrilling 10-goal match, is pretty special.Jeanette HamiltonBuxton, Derbyshire Dear Andy Burnham, please don’t ban yorkshire p