25 APRIL 1998, page 30

Save Our Statesman

Sir: Time was when the New Statesman was referred to as a 'David amongst Goliaths'. It was at a time when the paper had also clocked up a circulation of over 90,000 copies; when......

Back To Front

Sir: One reason for the increase in the Front National's vote at the regional elec- tions in France, to which Douglas Johnson refers in his piece, 'From Papon to Le Pen' (11......

Naffer Than Thou

Sir: Matthew Parris travels frequently to Barcelona (Another voice, 28 March), I and my family to Madrid. I would say that Barcelona is a `naffer' destination, but I don't think......

Claus Who?

Sir: We all miss Alice von Schlieffen. Here is another question for the Almanach de Gotha experts: who is Claus von Billow? Michael Samuelson Harborne, Hailsham Road, Pevensey,......

Letters Church Militant

Sir: I read Anthony Daniels's 'The Third World in Britain' (18 April) with interest and some sympathy. However, I was aston- ished to read his final sentence, 'They will find......