English racism
George White (Letters, 4 March) has completely missed Lara Walsh's point about her treatment in an Edinburgh pub (Letters, 3 March) – her Irish experience being that "banter" can mask something more sinister.
One obvious example we have is the recent protests about non-Scots in jobs with the National Theatre of Scotland and Scottish Heritage; protests not about their qualifications, but about their place of birth. How nasty must it get before we tell these bigots to keep their views to themselves?
When people are discriminated against, they're victims. And whether simple consumer rights or complex employment rights, discrimination at any level on the basis of Englishness is completely unacceptable.
Refusing to serve an Englishman having a peaceful pint with friends was pretty disgusting. And Ms Walsh is quite right, her boyfriend was a victim of racism.
ROBERT VEITCH
Paisley Drive