25 NOVEMBER 1995, page 36

Sir: Having Myself Attended Nick Scott's Reselection For...

Kensington and Chelsea constituency, I can confirm the essential accuracy of David Rennie's account except for his statement: 'In 1977 . . . [Scott] narrowly defeated a bid by......

Scott's Statecraft

Sir: The meeting which selected Sir Nicholas Scott as prospective Conservative candidate for the new seat of Kensington and Chelsea (An impeccable host and guest', 18 November)......

Sir: Your Correspondent, David Rennie, Seems To Have Got The

wrong end of several sticks in his report on the selection of Sir Nicholas Scott in Kensington and Chelsea. For a start, I have yet to meet a 'Tory lady' who reads, let alone......

Letters Constitutional Moral

Sir: 'Even if our Head of State were an apo- litical president as in Germany, or the Irish Republic,' you write (Leader, 18 Novem- ber). This misses the point about the Irish......