A chara, – Regarding what to call our archipelago (Letters, December 28th), I favour the distinguished English historian Diarmaid MacCulloch's use of Atlantic Isles, a term which avoids any mention of nationality, race, or ownership, and the difficulties they pose. – Is mise,
JOE McLAUGHLIN,
Bonnyrigg,
Midlothian,
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Scotland.