21 MAY 2005, page 21

Sachs And The Facts

From Tim Congdon Sir: I’m not sure what to make of Jeffrey Sachs’s attempted rebuttal of my claim that his book is full of mistakes in history and geography (Letters, 14 May).......

Insult To Intelligence

From Peter Coghill Sir: Roger Graef’s piece ends with the valid conclusion that errant behaviour among children is copied from adults (‘How we betray the young’, 7 May). As a......

Cross-dressing Canard

From F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre Sir: I am deeply distressed that Patrick Skene Catling has used The Spectator ’s pages as a vehicle (Books, 7 May) to perpetuate the rumour that J.......

No Exit From Poverty Trap

From Conrad Vink Sir: While I expected to disagree with Allister Heath’s assessment of New Labour’s economic record (‘Why we can’t afford a third term’, 30 April), I took......

Alive And Kick-starting

From Rodney Morgan-Giles Sir: In ‘The way ahead for the Conservatives’ (7 May) Simon Heffer quotes my father as the late Rear Admiral Sir Morgan MorganGiles. Although never......