12 JULY 1997, page 27

Taxation By Proxy

Sir: The decision to charge insurance com- panies for hospital treatment for victims of road accidents, like many populist gestures, has more implications than appear at first......

Aitken And I

Sir: To judge by his dyspeptic Diary piece on me (28 June), Boris Johnson did not have a good day at the races. Can I set the LETTERS record straight on a couple of points?......

The Art Of Deceit

Sir: Claus von Billow suggests that the art of deceit when belonging to the serial adul- terer is as likely as that of the regular poker-player, 'whose very skills depend on......

The Arts Need Business

Sir: I hope that you will ensure that Charles Osborne apologises to the business commu- nity for his disgraceful remarks about 'cor- porate trash' (Arts, 28 June). I attended......

Look Outside London

Sir: Bruce Anderson believes that 'we may be having too much of a good thing' because 'in London, new galleries and restaurants seem to open every day, plus shops which sell......

Is It A Joke?

Sir: Trying to follow the correspondence originated by Alice von Schlieffen has simi- larities to interpreting the rules of a game called `Mornington Crescent' presented by......

Adult Entertainment

Sir: While I welcome digital television with multi-channels (Media studies, 5 July) and, hopefully, some specialist choice amongst the rubbish, I wonder if BBC World will be......

Shocking Overindulgence

Sir: I am appalled by David Fingleton's article about his Parisian orgies (Restau- rant, 5 July). It is uninteresting and disgust- ing to read details of his sampling two......

Sir: Whenever I Read A Letter From Alice Von Schlieffen

in your magazine the name David Irving comes into my mind. I wonder if any other of your readers have had a sim- ilar experience? Peter Knightley 8 Holmdene, Burghfield Common,......