22 MARCH 1997, page 32

Letters Time Will Tell

Sir: Implicit in Francis Pike's article (`There's a smile on the face of the tigers', 15 March) is that the Asian example has something to teach Europe. It has become tediously......

Sir: Francis Pike Pegs His Claim That Europe Lacks Interest

in Asia on a conversation which he believes he had with me in 1992 when I was economic adviser to Neil Kin- nock. He alleges I said that I 'had never looked at an Asian......

Brought To Our Attention

Sir: Sir Edward Heath's letter (15 March) defending his conduct over the royal yacht Britannia cannot be allowed to go unchal - lenged. Quite apart from the hilarious pomposity......

Centres Of Culture

Sir: I'm sorry that Leanda de Lisle's Mid- land garden centres are so little to her taste (Country life, 8 March). Here in Dorset we have no muzak and wide aisles and helpful......

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