22 JUNE 1996, page 23

Paul The Benign

Sir: As an old Leftie who can remember when Paul Johnson was editor of the New Statesman (now a babbling ruin of a paper), I find little enough in his present pro- nouncements......

Sir: Never Mind What The Contributors Look Like. What A

lot of readers wish to settle is Dot Wordsworth's age. She has clearly got a lot of words inside her mind and may therefore be rather old. On the other hand, she has a youngish......

Sir: A.r. Evans's Letter Fills Me With Horror: One Of

the most unattractive developments of your sister publications, the Daily and Sunday Telegraphs, is the ubiquitous picture of the journalist at the head of the article. Please......

Well-honed

Sir: I share Mr Farara's sensitivity to the English language (Letters, 1 June) but I believe that he may be mistaken in regard- ing 'honing in' as incorrect. Page 1325 of the......

Triple-breasted

Sir: I read your article, 'Profiting from Labour' (15 June), with some interest, but could find no reference which seemed to justify the cover picture advertising it, which......

Sir: Do It . . . Do It! I Feel

most of Mr Evans's speculations (Letters, 15 June) must indeed be close, with the exception of the two or three that some of us already happen to know, and, of course, poor Mary......

Haig Had Blundered

Sir: 'None of [Haig's] subordinate comman- ders questioned either his objective or his methods, which is perhaps to be expected', writes Michael Howard in his review of......

The Mugshot Question

Sir: A.R. Evans's letter urging you to print photographs of your regular contributors (15 June) and your invitation to comment will, no doubt, generate a considerable response.......

Sir: The Play, Or Film, Of The Book Jars Because

each actor's appearance differs from the mental picture of the character which the novelist enabled one to form. Likewise, I fear that pictures of your con- tributors would not......