19 FEBRUARY 2000, page 31

Minorities' Mafias

From Mr T.H. Hughes-Davies Sir: At first I thought Matthew Parris's neighbour was referring to Roman Catholics (Another voice, 12 February), but she might equally have meant......

Tyrolean Fairy Tales

From Mr Claus von Biilow Sir: John Laughland argues persuasively that the EU's attack on JOrg Haider is 'fur- ther evidence of its socialist globalism' Mow the Left has won the......

Tanner The Panner

From Mr A.N. Wilson Sir: One can only conclude that Michael Tanner saw a different production of La Clemenza di Tito (Arts, 5 February) from the sublime performances in the......

Vegetable Rights

From Mr Richard Tracey Sir: Justin Marozzi (`Organic rhubarb', 5 February) says nothing about the rights of vegetables that Samuel Butler did not say in Erewhon, published in......

Greene's Salad Days

From Dr Paul Hetherington Sir: Just after reading Mark Steyn's review of the film The End of the Affair (Arts, 12 February) I came across a short essay by Graham Greene that......

Archie's Achievement

From Mr Alistair B. Cooke Sir: John Redwood was indeed remorseless in pursuing the issues raised by Lord Simon's appointment as a minister (Politics, 5 February). Archie Norman,......

Sapphic Suggestion

From Diana Chapman Sir: Reading Petronella Wyatt's column last week (Singular life, 12 February) one might think that homosexuality was confined to the male sex. It seems that......