7 APRIL 2001, Page 26

Tarka and Mosley

From Lady Diana Mosley Sir: Paul Johnson asks 'Is John Bull the fascist heading for the dustbin of history?' (And another thing, 10 March).

'Fascist' has come to mean anyone particularly disliked. Henry Williamson, praised by Mr Johnson for his reclamation of 1,000 acres of derelict Norfolk land during the land slump of the Thirties, and turning it into a prosperous estate, as he told in his book The Story of a Norfolk Farm, was an eminent and loyal supporter of Sir Oswald Mosley and his policy for agriculture, before, during and after the last war.

Diana Mosley

Paris