24 JANUARY 1998, page 25

History...

History . . . Sir: In the interests of accuracy I write to say that the account of my father and the late Lord Stockton carrying my grandfather's ashes by train from London to......

Police And Public

LE T TERS )lice and public P( Sir: If the press are getting less information from the police about crimes, which could help the public take avoiding action, Kelvin MacKenzie......

French With Laughter

French with laughter Sir: It was his misfortune that found John Wells trying to teach French to me and other reluctant linguists when he was a master at Eton. I was prompted by......

The Pr Elephant

The PR elephant Sir: Max Clifford is right. That's not a sentence I ever thought I'd write, but he makes a valid point: bad reality really is bad PR. The trouble is, many PR......

... Or Bunk?

... or bunk? Sir: Lord Gilmour's confidence surprises me (Letters, 17 January). I had always understood that historical 'facts' were, of their very nature, extremely slippery......