1 AUGUST 1998, page 28

Off Message

Sir: 'The joys and hopes, the griefs and anx- ieties of the men and women of this age, especially those who are poor or in any way afflicted, these too are the joys and hopes,......

Clear As A Bell

Sir: I have nothing but admiration for the beauty of our London Royal Parks, espe- cially since their semi-privatisation in 1992 and the arrival of David Welch as chief......

A Bankrupt Genre

Sir: I am indebted to Hal Colebatch for his letter (18 July) about Michael Harrington's brilliant description of the science fiction genre. I had intended to write and compli-......

Letters Bored By Bridget

Sir: 'The initial reluctance to accept Bridget [Jones]', writes Vicky Ward, 'wasn't simply anglophobic' ('OK, you can write about Britain', 25 July). She then quotes from a New......

Union Dues

Sir: I don't want to give the impression that I am a Little Scotlander bridling at any imagined slight by an Englishman. I happen to believe passionately in Scotland continu-......

Plain Speaking

Sir: Perhaps the reason that Patrick Ten- nant (Letters, 25 July) does not understand my 'blather' on the Tennants is that he descends from those Tennants who remain......