12 JUNE 2004, page 33

Don't Blame It On D-day

From Ian Flintoff Sir: Simon Heffer (`The heroes won the war — and lost the peace', 5 June) should understand that any country which becomes obsessed with monetary policies and......

From Tony Beswick Sir: Can Britain Now Win An Empire

in Europe? France is reported to be losing her enthusiasm for the European project and the recent EU enlargement has brought in many countries more sympathetic to both Britain......

Family Affairs

From Geoffrey Lee Sir: Virginia Ironside's letter (5 June) in response to Rachel Johnson's article about corporal punishment asserts that 'polite, considerate parents breed......

Anecdotal Intelligence

From Oleg Gordievsky Sir: Obviously Andrew Gilligan does not know a lot about the intelligence services (`Licence to goof', 29 May). His article is based mostly on anecdotal......

Norris's Own Goal

From John Stansby Sir: How can my old friend Steve Norris make such an appalling gaffe (`Blair is my best recruiting sergeant', 5 June)? He not only mistakenly attributes, like......