16 OCTOBER 1999, page 34

From Mrs J.r Hereford Sir; How Did Richard Balfe Get

selected, let alone elected, as a Labour MEP? Almost every word he utters is Conservative philo- sophy. On an MEP's salary and allowances he can afford to make the choices his......

Churchill And The Camps

From Mr RR. Dear Sir: Andrew Roberts is a talented polemicist, yet the purblind prejudice of They brought it on themselves' (2 October) will surely only appeal to Taki and......

My Husband Was Right

From Lady Mosley Sir: With reference to my 'disastrous poli- tics' (Books, 9 October), people now have forgotten the misery of Britain in the early Thirties: mass unemployment,......

Costs Of The Names

From Catherine Mackenzie Smith Sir: Like most Names, I enjoyed Rod Williams's article on the forthcoming Lloyd's fraud case CA fight to the death', 9 October). However, I must......

Bottom Of The Class

From Dr Roger Kingerlee Sir: Richard Balfe Klass vandalism', 9 October) constructs a strong argument in support of his decision to send his children to private schools. It is no......

Nobel Notables

From Mr Kostas Laskaris Sir: Stephen Schwartz is absolutely right! ('Ignoble Nobel', 9 October). The Nobel prize for literature mostly goes to friends of left-wing dictators. To......

Nicky Who?

From Mr John Dege Sir: Who the devil is this Nicky Haslam, mentioned in both the Taki and Dear Mary columns of your 2 October issue? And why are we expected to be interested in......