Dress mutton up as lamb for the best shepherd’s pie | Brief letters

Mo Mowlam | Gillian Ayres | Felicity Cloake | Bridge puzzleIn 1998 Mo Mowlam (My stepmother Mo helped to achieve peace, 13 April) was made an honorary freeman of the City of Sheffield, not only in recognition of who she was and of her political career, but particularly for her role in helping to secure peace in Northern Ireland. Doing the same for Tony Blair wasn’t even considered.
Dr Sylvia Dunkley
(Former Sheffield city councillor), Sheffield• I was moved to tears reading the a