21 JULY 1990, page 24

Big Appetite

Sir: Your readers must be tired of seeing my name, which appeared too many times in last week's issue, but I hope I can correct two errors in my Diary (14 July). Sir John......

A) The British Royal Family B) The British Government. I

wonder if you would now turn your attention to the Papacy? M. Marprelate Oxford......

Sir: Please, Please Interview Mrs Thatcher Forthwith. And...

for the glass of wine. Cheryl Brigg Barnet, South Chailey, East Sussex......

If Symptoms

persist . . . WHEN your doctor gives you a prescrip- tion, it must be a comfort to know that his scientific training and profound know- ledge of pharmacology have enabled him to......

Crane Conundrum

Sir: Were he still alive, Hart Crane would be very surprised to discover he had written The Red Badge of Courage. (Isabel Colegate's review of Alan Judd's Ford Madox Ford......

Sir: I Am Suprised That Mr Ridley Had To Resign

because you had the courage to publish Mr Ridley's comments, which were the truth and the genuine opinion of most of the people in this country. Mark Caplan 210 Keswick......

Widows' Plight

Sir: Your article (The widow's mite', 7 July), about war widows resident in Hong Kong argued that some guarantee should be given to such people about their right to come to the......

Sir: Nicholas Ridley Overlooked, Among Other Things, That...

Karl Otto POhl, on the eve of German monetary union, had spelled out the key difference between it and European monetary union — conceived as culminat- ing in a single (not,......