21 MARCH 1998, Page 31

More about Mark

Sir: I have given up waiting for someone else to respond to the fatuous letter about Mark Steyn (Letters, 21 February). For acuity, wit and sheer keyboard wizardry, there can be few film critics in his class. What's more, he is invariably right. He is also a coruscating observer of the pan- tomime of American politics. It would be nice to know a bit about the man; all we have are his own tendentious disclosures. The name sounds suspiciously South African, but we should not hold this against him.

Raymond Wacks

University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong

Mr Steyn tells me that he was born in Canada of Russo-Irish-Belgian descent and is today a leading member of Canada's Russo-Irish-Belgian community, whose `annual parade is small' he tells me, 'but we do our best'. — Ed.