14 OCTOBER 2000, page 40

Sins Of The Fathers

From Mr A. Blesovsky Sir: It is strange that, in their articles on Israel and the shooting of a 12-year-old boy (7 October), neither Emma Williams nor Stephen Glover asked the......

Superwit Hague

From Mr Christopher Heneghan Sir: I was fascinated by the symmetry of sev- eral articles in your 30 September edition: Oborne, Wheatcroft and Parris on UK poli- tics, and Mark......

Race Confusion

From Mr John Owen Sir: Taki (High life, 7 October) claims to be free of racism 'if racism means disliking someone because of the colour of their skin'. So why does he mention......

Poetry Pleas

From Mr Michael Horowitz Sir: Your editorial of 23 September claimed that The Spectator is reversing its anti-poetry policy', but went on to insist that to be admis- sible,......

Pension Promises

From Mr Alan Pavelin Sir: You justify restoring the earnings link for the state pension on the grounds that it `is in effect a contract drawn up with tax- payers decades ago'......