Why Russia's Defensive

Sir: The only pertinent fact from Fraser Nelson's anti-Russia diatribe last week is that the country's defence budget is 5 per cent that of America's. (The New Cold War, 14......

National Disservice

Sir: As an ex-soldier, I have to say Brigadier Maxwell is barking mad if he believes that the reintroduction of National Service will address the problem of today's feral youth......

Asleep In The Saddle

Sir: Paul Johnson seems unaware that for centuries cavalry troopers around the world knew how to sleep on horseback and often had to do so. He even casts doubt on the 'leathery......

Death Duties

Sir: More British prime ministers have died in office than Paul Johnson can recall 'offhand' (14 July). Most spectacularly, Spencer Perceval was assassinated in 1812 in the......

Land Of Fire

Sir: Regarding the article on Argentina by Jonathan Davis (The Spectator, 7 July), please note that the country's southernmost province is Tierra del Fuego, and not Santa Cruz.......

Eloquent Argument

Sir: Drew Westen is simply talking about the art of rhetoric (Stop Making Sense, 14 July). The ancients taught it two millennia back. Donald Last Via email......