25 NOVEMBER 1995, page 42

Powerful Reporting

Sir: Simon Jenkins misrepresents the argu- ments against violence in television news (Centre point, 18 November). In the debate he refers to, I made three points. Firstly, it is......

Semantic Error

Sir: In his article 'Faux amis' (4 November) John Laughland jumped to a conclusion that was based on a semantic error. When President Chirac declared that the 'French State' was......

Changing Lives

Sir: Carole Morin's silly letter (18 Novem- ber) reminded me how thankful I am that she was included in the exhilarating changes that you have made since you moved in (I......

Of No Fixed Index

Sir: Pace Peregrine Worsthome (Diary, 18 November) my friend John Wain died three years after the publications of Kingsley Amis's memoirs, so his snide comments were on the......

Gay Jeans And Ties

Sir: I must refute David Starkey's assertion that 'many of the dandies . • were gay' ("Tis in ourselves that we are hetero or homo', 18 November). In the 19th century, the......

Follow This

Sir: A possible answer to Robin Holloway's question (Arts) — why new musical works are performed once and then disappear without trace — is that there is simply too much music......

Life After Birth

Sir: In response to Dot Wordsworth's col- umn 'Mind your language, 28 October' on the use of pro-choice and pro-life in the abortion debate, I would agree with her up to a......

Sir: I Was Under The Impression That Pornog- Raphy Was

freely available in specialised magazines for those attracted to such mate- rial but on 11 November you carried an arti- cle (Not quite Cinderella's ball') about sado-masochism......