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Vanishing Tin

From Mr James Forsyth Sir: I would like to take up the challenge that Alan Walters lays down in his article on the IMF ('Let's put the IMF out to grass', 18 September) to name......

Weasel Words

From Dr Timothy Kidd Sir: Bruce Anderson's quotation of the stanza from Kipling's Recessional (Tatriot's progress', 11 September) as being prophet- ic of Britain's decline is......

Stop, Thief

From Mr Patrick Walsh Sir: Christopher Montgomery (The police- man's lot is not a happy one', 11 Septem- ber) is squeamish about the use of force in defence of property. He......

From Mr Brian Glanville Sir: Alan Clark's Repugnant...

the Liverpool 'fans' who caused the death of 39 Italian spectators at Heysel Stadium in 1985 might be ascribed to ignorance. Bruce Anderson should certainly know better. The......

Bring Back Jamie

From Mr A.R. Reid Sir: Night after night for a couple of months, Jamie Shea managed to put a pos tive spin on the casualty rate during Nato ' s Serbian episode. The way that the......

Why Not Widmerpool?

From Mr David Lindsay-Rea Sir: The name of Widmerpool has yet to surface from within the Mitrokhin Files. I s there an ongoing cover-up? David Lindsay-Rea 43 Kensington Square,......

Canine Lore

From Lord Grantley Sir: What a pity that the late Monsignor Alfred Gilbey was not around to explain to Alan Clark the implications of St Thomas Aquinas's views on dogs which,......