16 SEPTEMBER 2000, page 31

Sex Before Lunch

From Anne Scott-James Sir: Much as I appreciate Mary Killen's witty and ingenious solutions to problems of etiquette, I sometimes think she is too sensi- tive to the feelings of......

Hungarian Wastrels

From Lady Belhaven and Stenton Sir: In answer to Petronella Wyatt's intem- perate rant about the Polish monks in Faw- ley Manor (Singular life, 9 September), the Polish side of......

A Cleaner London

From Councillor Judith Warner Sir: I would like to commend Mark Palmer for having the courage to ask litter-bugs to pick up and dispose of their rubbish (`IDish- ing the dirt',......

Capitalist Che

From Paulo Lowndes Marques Sir: I was amused by Christopher Fildes's notes on Che Guevara becoming governor of the Central Bank of Cuba (City and sub- urban, 19 August).......

Sandhurst Slandered

From Mr R.D. Vernon and others Sir: We, the undersigned, are all ex-warrant or non-commissioned officers formerly on the staff of the RMA Sandhurst. We were most disturbed to......

Spinsters To Be

From Mr John Gill Sir: Eleanor Mills's article (`Too busy to have babies', 9 September) was timely and quite shocking. These first-generation empowered ladies are cock-a-hoop.......

Raf's Wonder Weapon

From Mr Peter J. Farrell Sir: As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, the true story of that battle should be told. It was not the Spitfires nor the......

Blair's Pathetic Lies

From Mr David Watkins Sir: With regard to Stephen Glover's quizzi- cal little piece on James Naughtie and Sue LETTERS MacGregor (Media studies, 9 September), BBC News's......