Letters

Wandering ethnic persons Sir: The Commission for Racial Equality has judged that 'gypsies' are entitled to special rights under the Race Relations Act as 'an ethnic minority'.......

Foot Rot

Sir: I am sorry to read of the tiresome wear on your shoes (Notebook, 26 September). It is difficult to diagnose at this distance, but I fear you are suffering from a subtle......

Our Greatest Asset

Sir: Tom Sutcliffe's arguments set out in 'The arts and the nanny state' (19 September) could easily be refuted one by one, which would take a letter twice as long as his......

Wrong Painter

Sir: Michael Davie's generous enumeration of at least some of Melbourne's civilised amenities (3 October) is of course welcome, but should not `Tintoretto' have read `Tiepolo'?......

All To Gain?

Sir: I must disagree with Mr Chancellor who wrote on .19 September about 'the thankless and disagreeable job' of the Northern Ireland Secretary. It appears that in this period......

The Versatile Sten Gun

Sir: Auberon Waugh writes (19 September) that Nicosian rioters, who had no terror of armoured cars 'knowing that we would never use machine guns', nevertheless 'for some reason......