12 SEPTEMBER 1998, page 29

Letters Aid Epidemic

Sir: I wish to compliment the Secretary of State on her skilful defence of an impossi- ble position, the most effective I have read (`No, Better than the Previous 500', 5......

Haig's Failure

Sir: I am one of the dwindling generation whose fathers served in the Kaiser's war and I am conscious of a duty to protest against the view of Haig as blameless for the......

Bring Back George

Sir: I applaud Janet George's article ('Marching as to war', 29 August). With Edward Duke having had the intelligence to resign as chief executive of the Country- side Affiance......

Diana And Astrid

Sir: I have been wondering when a journal- ist would notice the similarities surrounding the tragic deaths in motor car accidents of the Princess of Wales and Queen Astrid (lust......

Tax Is The Enemy

Sir: I hope any Russians reading The Spec- tator will ignore Norman Lamont's opinion (`Russia, land of enterprise', 5 September) that with Russian tax revenues below 20 per cent......