16 JUNE 2001, page 32

Teachers' Tricks

From Mr Huw Pateman Sir: Andrew Gimson's excellent article on lowering the school-leaving age Mown with school', 9 June) fails to mention one of the most important aspects of......

An Nhs True Story

From Mr Joe Haines Sir: At about the same time on Bank Holiday Monday that Charles Moore's dog became ill (Diary, 2 June), I was stung on the mouth by an insect while gardening.......

Why I'm Not A Tory

From Mr James Morgan Sir: I am inspired, as a 62-year-old homeowner in a green suburb, by your essay on the virtues of the Conservative party (lust say no to Tony Blair', 2......

Galileo's Right Error

From Dr. L.C. Laming Sir: It is not exactly clear which stick Professor Geach has got hold of the wrong end of (Letters 9 June), but the cause of Galileo's upsetting the Church......

Parliamentary Gaffes

From Mr Christopher Silvester Sir: Petronella Wyatt's credentials as a scholar of parliamentary lore are wanting (Singular life, 19 May). Ms Wyatt wrote that 'Robert Peel,......

Heroes Of Old

From Mr Sam Whitbread Sir: Paul Johnson (And another thing, 9 June) deplores today's lack of belief in heroes. The best remedy for this is the obituaries of war heroes printed......