18 AUGUST 2001, page 29

French Realities

From Mr Jonathan Fenby Sir: As somebody who prefers the quality of life (including married life) in France to that in this country, I only wish that Michael Gove's argument......

From Sabina Kalyan

Sir: If I understand correctly, Michael Gove is expressing sympathy for the dispirited male who has lost his job because AngloSaxon economic policy reform has sacrificed the......

Where Dylan's Often At

From Mr Mike Morrison Sir: Dot Wordsworth (Mind your language, 11 August) invites comments on Bob Dylan's use of 'where it's at'. Dylan is famously mercurial: the song 'Idiot......

A Priggish Nostalgia

From Mr John Redwood Sir: Your leader writer's apparent view that the primary purpose of marriage is to act as a barrier against fraud no doubt reflects his own family......

A Talent Exploded

From Dr W. Dun-ant Sir: I nearly cried when I read that the young man who painted the magnificent self-portrait you illustrate ('Self-Portrait' by Carel Fabritius; Books, 14......

Fmd Vaccines Work

From Mr Keith Erlandson Sir: Peter °borne comments (Politics, 11 August), 'We do not know the truth about vaccination.' Outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease recently have been......