10 MAY 2003, page 29

My Beckenham Referendum

From Sir Philip Goodhart Sir: Of course there should be a national referendum before this country is asked to sign a new European constitution. If the present government will......

Arrogant Mr Patten

Front Mr Tim Congdon Sir: Unlike Christopher Patten (Letters, 3 May), I do not regard Britain's future position in Europe as a matter of musichall entertainment. My article......

Where Are Those Wmd?

Front Mrs Elizabeth Morley Sir: 'If there are any weapons of mass destruction,' writes Boris Johnson (The fear, the squalor . . . and the hope', 3 May), 'the good news is that......

From Mr John Jenkins Sir: I Was Struck By Boris

Johnson's account of comments made to him by Thomas, his translator in Iraq, to the effect that a country with a tyrant is better than one with no leader at all. Thomas......

A Kiss Too Far

From Lieutenant-Colonel D.M.C. Rose Sir: I was horrified to see our Prime Minister kissing the President of Russia. Can you imagine Neville Chamberlain kissing Hitler, or......