Hospital hoax, Autumn Statement and implementing Leveson Missing a trick SIR - Has Lord Justice Leveson (report, Issue 1,116) missed something? It seems that the worst abuses of freedom of the press stemmed from large media conglomerates whose economic power gives them an assumed immunity over lesser mortals, including politicians, the police, and the general public. Legislation should therefore ensure that large accumulations of newspapers in the hands of one or a few persons or business organisations is not allowed. I think such legislation would not restrict freedom of the press, or free speech, but would help to restrict the cosying up between press and politicians and the intrusions into private lives. W Ernst Eder, Kingston, Ontario, Canada SIR - I so agree with Boris Johnson that the web, as well as the press, must be brought under control (Comment, Issue 1,115). I am appalled at the thought of newspapers biting the dust in favour of the internet. The internet has obvious advantages, but the thought of not receiving my Telegraph Weekly World Edition appalls me. Already there is much internet abuse, which will only accelerate without control. Many older people do not want to use this suspicious technology which is so youth-orientated. Why dispose of the old in favour of the new? And who wants to take the laptop to the loo? Ann Thomas, Mindya, Bulgaria Autumn Statement SIR - The Chancellor's Autumn Statement (report, Issue 1,116) showed us the cost of a Labour government. Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling succeeded in bankrupting Britain, with the usual Labour policy of borrow, spend and waste, right up to the point where no more can be borrowed. Eight years of austerity to correct 13 years of Labour is not that bad. Malcolm Parkin, Kinnesswood, Kinross-shire SIR - Gordon Brown's buzzword was "prudence," and we know where that led. George Osborne's buzzword is "austerity," yet that appears to be equally false. So where does the British electorate turn next, when both main parties are incapable of running our nation's finances? Is our only hope that the markets will increase the cost of borrowing until we reach the point of crisis? Stuart Noyes, Andover, Hampshire Gay marriage debate SIR - David Cameron's promotion of gay marriage (report, Issue 1,116) will have the same result as Tony Blair's pointless vilification of fox hunters, which produced an unwanted, badly drafted and unenforceable Act. Why cannot the Prime Minister put his efforts towards reining in his deputy, and sorting out our enormous debt problems, the falling morale of our servicemen and women, unemployment and the ridiculous laws emanating from Brussels? David J Harrop, Macclesfield, Cheshire SIR - By natural inclination a Conservative, how should I vote at the next election? Since the Tory leadership espouses marriage between persons of the same gender, it is impossible for me to vote Tory. Labour are most probably in the same frame of mind. So, do I vote for Ukip, which has a policy with which I profoundly disagree, but which opposes the Prime Minister on same-sex marriage? Ian Mackintosh, Yelvertoft, Northamptonshire Get your shoes dusty SIR - I endorse Boris Johnson's sentiments (Comment, Issue 1,114) on the need for British businesses to tap the Indian market. Having spent several months in India earlier this year, you cannot help but notice the burgeoning young, educated middle class becoming more affluent and buying Western goods. Despite some of the more regrettable events during India's colonial past, there is still much goodwill towards the mother country. We are, however, lagging behind other countries like the Japanese, Americans and the Chinese, who are making strong inroads into the Indian economic marketplace. We need more than the occasional visit by British politicians to bang the drum. Our business executives and salesmen need to get their shoes dusty on the streets of Dehli, Mumbai, and Bangalore, and become part of the action, setting up offices and forming partnerships. William Cousins, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, US Dangerous flights SIR - Bill Larkworthy speaks sense when commenting on Michael O'Leary of Ryanair's proposals concerning seatbelts and standing passengers (Letters, Issue 1,114). A seatbelt once saved my life and I would not contemplate travelling on an aircraft without one. As to having an area for people to stand in, that's fine so long as they are confined to the front. That way, they will not hurtle into the backs of the seated passengers, who instead can have the exclusive use of the much safer rear of the cabin. Whilst on the subject, I recently witnessed a slip of a girl checking in for one of Mr O'Leary's flights being stopped for the matter of a few ounces of excess baggage. Meanwhile, a couple of amazons waddled through unhindered. Time for Mr O'Leary and others to weigh passengers with their baggage. Anthony Northway, Manot, France More tact required SIR - I find it astonishing that Diana Carney, the wife of the new Bank of England Governor, urges people to "live more frugally" (report, Issue 1,115). Her husband Mark will earn £624,000, which is hardly frugal, though he may be worth that if he can fix Britain's financial woes. Was that gorgeous necklace in the photo "paste," or perhaps on loan, so as not to create a "sense of self tied up in possessions"? Her remarks will not assist Mr Carney's road ahead with the long-suffering British public, or those British retirees living on frozen UK pensions in Canada, Australia, South Africa et al. Farmer's daughter or not, tact goes a long way. L Mason Roels, Sydney, Australia Second-hand delights SIR - Theodore Dalrymple describes the joys of second-hand bookshops (Features, Issue 1,116). One I visited in Scotland was particularly charming: it had many shelves and was heated by an enormous wood-burning stove, which the owner kept ablaze with piles of books which he deemed unworthy of his establishment. Patrick Thomas, Over Wallop, Hampshire SIR - Second-hand bookshops teach the browser what exists that he hadn't suspected. By comparison, websites such as Amazon are constricting, because one searches for items about which one already knows. This is also the difference between an online news source and a proper newspaper. Martin Casey, London NW6 These letters were originally published in The Telegraph Weekly World Edition Email your letters to weeklyt@telegraph.co.uk