13 JUNE 1981, page 17

Bun Fighters

Sir: Richard West's articles on the sexcentenary of the Peasants' Revolt have pointed out that some of its leaders in Essex and Kent were bakers by trade. Your veteran gringo......

Mr Moss Evans

Sir: Just to inform you and Richard Ingrams that his distasteful attack on Moss Evans • was an inexcusable use of journalistic licence. I refer to the piece in your 6 June issue......

Mama Roma

Sir: In her review of Durrell's 'translation' of Royidis's Pope Joan (30 May), Vivien Ashton is right to wonder how much is Durrell and how much Royidis. As reference to......

Quote Misquote

Sir: I cannot imagine where Mark Amory found those two silly sentences (30 May) which he attributes to me in his review of Hamlet (the 'hysterical reaction' to the Arts Council......

Deep Probe

Sir: Paul Johnson is right (23 May) that a lot of journalists, particularly those whom 'politicians fawn over', are pompous fools. But they are usually the ones who themselves......

Swiss Labour

Sir: Reading another long letter criticising my 'Swiss xenophobia' article. I almost regret my conciliatory reply to Nina Harvie (6 June). When J. M. Walsh defends Swiss......

Bessell's Book

Sir: In my article of 6 June the price of Mr Peter Bessell's book: Cover-up: The Jeremy Thorpe Affair was mistakenly given as £17.50, This should have read £7.50 + £1 postage......