I must take issue with Peter Stone (Letters, September 19) over his use of the word "fictional" to describe the Book of Isaiah.

This book has been part of Holy Scripture for centuries and has been authenticated by Jesus himself by his reading from it in the synagogue, his references to the role of the prophets in the parables and his explanation to the disciples on the Emmaus road, of the part played by Moses and all the prophets in the scriptures concerning himself.

I agree with Mr Stone we have a duty to try to help the genuinely needy and much of human rights law and even European Union legislation has some merit but we should not allow it to take precedent over our own laws. The bits we like can always be incorporated into British law and administered by our own judges.

-Alan Nunn, Pipers Close, Hove