14 NOVEMBER 1992, page 34

Rejects Of The System

Sir: Alexander Chancellor's lament (Diary, 17 October) needs, I feel, some reinforce - ment. I share his fate, the two telephone numbers of my house having been omitted in the......

An Empty Room

Sir: Up to a point, ministers have in fact shown the courage to take up the proposal, advocated by Russell Hanson (Letters, 24 October), that rents from property where the owner......

A Matter Of Honour

Sir: The last thing I wish is to be drawn into any controversy concerning Reuters, but Alexander Chancellor's review of Donald Read's history of the company raises ques- tions......

Nautical Nuances

Sir: I now understand why your magazine relies heavily on anonymous quotations. You don't know how to quote correctly. Here is the Dominic Lawson version of my comments (Diary,......

Platonic Relationship

Sir: Gavin Stamp recalls (Letters, 10 Octo- ber) Miss Melina Mercouri's 'histrionic campaign' in London for the return to Athens of the Elgin marbles. I was at a reception given......