10 DECEMBER 1983, page 22

Wise Not Late

Sir: In last week's Spectator, I compared the Wodehouse character Uncle Fred to the late soldier-turned-actor David Niven and to the soldier-turned-journalist Donald Wise. A......

Romero's Murder

Sir: Richard West has never heard it suggested that murders by 'death squads' in El Salvador were carried out by judges of the El Salvador court (3 December). But by now he will......

All Talk, No Action

Sir: It is not merely clever people who are getting bored with the Prime Minister (Charles Moore, 'Political commentary', 26 wondering how it is that Mrs Thatcher has managed to......

The Primate's Priorities

Sir: The truth always hurts, especially when a writer refers to a national figure. It was sad to see such a poor defence of Archbishop Runcie (Letters, 26 November) with......

Sir: In His Article Last Week (`thoughts On The Ukraine')

Auberon Waugh tells us that fissiparous tendencies within the Soviet Union, mainly nationalism, should be en- couraged (by whom? the West?) eventually to bring about the......

Harassed Smokers

Sir: I was delighted to see Alexander Chancellor taking up the cudgels on behalf of the poor, harassed smoker (Notebook, 3 December). Like hint, I am extremely sceptical about......