Workers facing redundancy at City University London might reply to Malcolm Gillies, their Summertime-quoting ex-vice-chancellor, with other Gershwin lyrics ("Summertime, but living's not easy for staff facing the chop", 23 July). "Nice work if you can get it" springs to mind. Or how about "Good riddance, goodbye/Every trick of his you're on to ... "?
Neil Badmington, Penarth.