21 FEBRUARY 1998, page 26

Conspiracy Theory

Sir: May I echo Lord Portsmouth's appeal for some public enquiry into the labyrinthine 'repatriations controversy' (Letters, 24 January)? Not of course that we are likely to get......

. . . Kinks And Princes

Sir: Apropos your remarks (Leader, 14 February) that 'Kinks in Mr Clinton's pri- vate life . diminish the self-esteem of ordinary Americans,' so do the deceit and adultery of......

Siookered

101 Corve Street, Ludlow, Shropshire......

Dumbing Browne

Sir: How Colin Browne (Letters, 14 Febru- ary) can have the nerve to talk of 'leaner' teams beats me, for it is common knowl- edge that since John Birt took over at the BBC......

Whipped Into Shape

Sir: Paul Johnson (And another thing, 14 February) is not the only one whose father was against his talent for artistic creation to develop into a profession not considered safe......

All At Sea

Sir: In order to clear up the confusion over wheel and helm orders in the Titanic film, Mr Norm Cleland (Letters, 7 February) should know that in the early days ships were......

Enough!

Sir: May I plead for a moratorium, even a brief one, on letters from ranting, racist, macho-but-terribly-easily-hurt, bloody-mind- ed, bloody boring, adjectival ockers? John......

Of Clints .

Sir: Mark Steyn has become as boring as Taki; their reactions to any news about Clinton is so adolescent and puritanical that one wonders, Is this penis envy? Only Peregrine......

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