17 FEBRUARY 1996, page 22

Letters Italia! Oh Italia!

Sir: I am sorry that Petronella Wyatt finds that the Italian male does not come up to scratch (Furthermore, 10 February), but she doesn't cast her net very wide: the annual......

Sir: I Read Petronella Wyatt's Article On Italy With...

Another distressing thing about Italy is that it is no longer a beautiful country. Its once beautiful land- scape has largely been destroyed by indus- trial and commercial......

Sir: Miss Petronella Wyatt Is Right About Italians. They...

for the most part, a bunch of knaves and poltroons. The late Galeazzo Ciano derisively described his own country as an Italietta. And yet, politics aside, look how bravely he......

A Sign Of Life

Sir: Actually I do have an excuse. Alan Cochrane (`England's Scotch myth', 10 February) ticks me off for perpetuating the tired old myth that the Scots have a superi- or......

Sir: With Regard To Petronella Wyatt's Piece, I Am Prepared

to offer a cash prize of /250 to any reader who can write me a sat- isfactory summary of her thesis. Alexander Waugh 2 Souldern Road, London W14......

Sir: Petronella Wyatt States Categorically That The...

descended from the Romans, but from their 'slaves or from a ragbag of barbarian invaders'. I accept that women are generally best placed to speak authoritatively about who......