22 JANUARY 1994, page 22

Smart Alecs

Sir: Your policy of refusing to allow con- tributors to append footnotes to readers' letters accusing them of errors, therefore disposing of the matter briefly, forces me to......

Fundamental Point

Sir: Now that John Ross has given further clarification of whether it is the ass, arse or anus (Letters, 1 January), can we now safe- ly say we have got to the bottom of the......

The Outlaws

Sir: Simon Courtauld states (`Something nasty in the tea-leaves', 8 January) that gyp- sies 'may not always respect the laws of the land'. Where motoring law is concerned they,......

Required Reading

Sir: I vouch for the following dialogue, for I was the Reader. Reader: 'Can you please tell me why in this Lowestoft public library the Guardian is not with all the other......

Taking Liberties

Sir: Alan Mattingly, director of the Ramblers' Association, wrote (Letters, 8 January), `We asked for the laws on public access. . . to be amended so that . . . people can......

Letters Is Blair Serious?

Sir: Tony Blair, in his interview with Alas- dair Palmer ('No sex, no drugs, just rock 'n' roll', 8 January), identifies the conditions which make it more likely that a child......

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