25 JANUARY 1992, page 20

A Taciturn Tactician

A profile of Richard Ryder, Chief Whip and enigma at the heart of the Government CONSERVATIVE nerve at Westminster from now until the General Election is in the hands of Richard......

Unlettered

A reader received this letter from Cus- tomer Services, South London Lines, Victoria Station. Thank you for your letter of 13 December 1991. I was most concerned to learn of the......