13 JULY 2002, page 29

Power To The Locals

From Mr Guy Herbert Sir: You are absolutely right, of course, in the main theme of your leading article (29 June). The poor do have most to gain from free trade. But the coda......

Apes Behaving Badly

From Mr John Spiers Sir I was long inspired by Jane Goodall's research and her findings regarding chimps (`Me Frodo, you Jane', 29 June). The fact that when she cohabits with......

Ms Kenny, Oe

From Mr Michael Morton-Evans Sir: While in no way wishing to argue with Stephen Glover's premise (Tower without responsibility', 29 June) that 25 to 30 years ago a profusion of......

A Word From The Tsar

From Mr Jerry Tutunjian Sir: Regarding the origin of the word 'hooligan' (Mind your language, 6 July), during a visit to Britain Tsar Nicholas II attended a popular new play......

Art And The Synagogues

From Mr Edgar Astaire Sir: Judith Flanders's review of Sarah MacDougall's book about the painter Mark Gertler (Books, 29 June) was full of fair criticism. However, the point she......

Ferrer Error

From Mr Sheridan Morley Sir: I hesitate to correct my old friend and colleague Mark Steyn (Cinema, 6 July), but Mel Ferrer could hardly have been Jose' Ferrer's son, given that......

Barrack-room Bollockings

From Mr Erie Dehn Sir: Reading the barrack-room reminiscences of National Service conjured up by James Delingpole in his observations about Lad's Army (Television, 29 June)......