12 JULY 2003, Page 29

Lenin on the loo

From Father Benedict Kiely Sir: Dr Vera M. Dailey Lederman (Letters, 7 June) tells us that Trevor Phillips (head of the Campaign for Racial Equality) owns a bust of Lenin, which he gazes at fondly. I, too, own such a bust. He sits on top of my lavatory, and every time nature calls I remind him of all that he stood for.

Father Benedict Kiely,

Enosburg Falls, Vermont, United States