Sir: If, As You Suggest, The Government Maintains...
as a tax on real property it could overcome this by extend- ing value-added tax on the construction and resale of dwelling houses, so removing present anomalies. Peter J. Boyes......
Embryo Dilemma
Sir: The excellent article by Michael Trend on the Government's proposed legislation on embryo research (`Before I formed thee in the belly . . .', 20 January), failed to point......
Taxing Question
Sir: The writer of your interesting article on the inheritance tax (Leading article, 3 February) did not mention one point that is, that if you leave your money to one of the......
Sponge V Fossil
Sir: Grateful as I am to Ronald Hingley for the warning 'about British Russia-fanciers' in his review of my Pasternak (3 February), I must point out that Sergei Koteliansky,......
Czech Exchange.
Sir: Travel restrictions may have been lifted in Czechoslovakia but a visit to Britain is still out of the reach of most young Czechs, who are unable to raise enough foreign......
Little Jewel
Sir: Mr David Astor (Letters 23/30 Decem- ber) obviously thinks that everyone shares his contempt for the delightful writings by Mr Wallace Arnold of Afore Ye Go. For many years......
Fantasy Feminist
Sir: Credit where credit is due. The phrase 'a phallocentric cockocracy' quoted in John Gross's review (29 January) belongs to Gary Taylor's fantasy feminist. It has never been......
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