Once again the police saw fit to close off Magdalen Bridge on May Morning. And once again, a few students jumped in the river just as soon as it was re-opened.

How much money did this pointless, ugly and inconvenient operation cost us all? Isn’t it about time the council and police left people alone. And if a few posh, but harmless, fools want to get a bit wet, then that’s their look out.

G Husband, North Oxford