Paintings in parliament | Keighley’s finest | Taking the water | Spot the lawnmowerThe painting of Wellington meeting Blücher by Daniel Maclise in the Royal Gallery shows the scene after the battle of Waterloo and not, as John Crace (The politics sketch, 8 July) suggests, before the battle: hence the gruesomely detailed portrayal of dead, dying and wounded soldiers. It reflects the equally poignant portrayal of the death of Nelson opposite, amid the stress and chaos of naval warfare. They are anti-war pictures, surprisingly.Sir David NatzlerClerk of the House of Commons, 2015-19• Adrian Chiles (Is there anything more British than an underwhelming boast on a sign?, 10 July) reminds me that in the 1980s I proudly declared myself “Keighley’s foremost DJ” – a title no one else had the cheek to claim.Ian GarnerKeighley, West Yorkshire Continue reading...