Sir, - I was interested in Arthur Reynolds's Irishman's Diary about Denmark (December 19th), since I spent a "clinical session" in that delightful country many years ago.
The photograph of the Little Mermaid recalled fond memories of Copenhagen, but the caption, "symbol of a law-abiding society", is sadly specious.
Some time ago I chatted with a Danish visitor at Oughterard Golf Club. He told me that the Little Mermaid had been decapitated! - Yours, etc.,
H. Hitchcock, Roscam Park, Galway.