20 NOVEMBER 2004, page 34

()borne Off Target

From John Swift Sir Peter Oborne seems to have spent too long in his stuffy London office and has developed a conspiracy theory too far concerning rural sports. He makes a......

Get Tough On Israel

From Yugo Kovach Sir: It would help if President Bush were to think the unthinkable and cut off all military and economic aid to the state of Israel ('The beginning of hope in......

Bureaucracy Rules

Front Rear Admiral Guy Liardet Sir: Here's a worm's-eve view of the Blunkett effect in education (Blunkett coverage', 13 November). I've been a governor of a small infant school......

We Did Our Bit

From Doris Lessing Sir: If Francis Bennion (Letters, 6 November) had troubled to read what I had written instead of what someone else said I had written, he would have seen......

The Feel-safe Factor

From Hilary McLaughlin Sir: I recommend that James Bartholomew (`The death of decency', 13 November) reads The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead,......