17 SEPTEMBER 1988, page 29

Moderate Conviction

Sir: I am perplexed by the line of your renewed interest in Northern Ireland appa- rent in recent editions. Your editorial on 27 August made much of T E Utley's 'certainty of......

Bonded

Sir: What on earth gave Michael Trend CA healthy lot', 30 July) the idea that Premium Bonds were 'brought in after the first world war to pay for disablement pensions'? They......

Burlington Arcadia

Sir: I agree with Paul Johnson (The press, 25 June) that 'routine coverage of painting arouses little interest'. (The same could, however, be said of routine coverage of......

Letters Public Police

Sir: Mr Trend's article on police efficiency on 10 September made some fairly robust and inaccurate statements. It is not good enough to suggest, solely on the basis of the......