12 JULY 2003, page 29

Blame The Bureaucrats

From Dr Michael Lynch Sir: Forgive me if I have taken Andrew Gimson's piece on traffic wardens too seriously (let's hear it for the traffic wardens', 5 July), but how can he......

Powerless Memories

From Celia Haddon Sir: I well remember going to work in cold dark offices lit by candles because of the power cuts ('Whistling in the dark', by Simon Nixon, 5 July). There was a......

Wanted: Russian Gas

From Richard de Lacy QC Sir: I read Andrew Gilligan's article on President Putin (`Putin's not for trusting', 28 June) on the day on which the Institute of Civil Engineers......

Assessing The Duce

From Brigadier A.L. Mallinson Sir: Professor Charmley, in his review of Nicholas Farrell's Mussolini (Books, 28 June), refers to the author's claim that Anthony Eden et al. were......

Referendum Claim

From Mr Edward McMillan-Scott Sir: Dan Hannan is mistaken when he claims to have been the first to propose an EU referendum (Letters, 5 July). In fact, I first proposed it in a......

Lenin On The Loo

From Father Benedict Kiely Sir: Dr Vera M. Dailey Lederman (Letters, 7 June) tells us that Trevor Phillips (head of the Campaign for Racial Equality) owns a bust of Lenin, which......