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Educating The Educators

From D.V.R. Stotesbuty Sir: May I express my sincere thanks for the opportunity of reading Duke Maskell's article (The education swindle', 5 August)? It was a breath of fresh......

Safety Under The Jacarandas

From Mr Andrew McGregor Sir: I live in a Johannesburg suburb called Saxonwold which borders Houghton, the suburb referred to by Simon Freeman in his article (`Guns, dogs, Aids —......

So Hard On Our Heroes

From Mr Andrew Telford Sir: Poor George Mallory! The man who, more than 75 years ago and nearly 30 years before Hillary and Tenzing, may well have conquered Everest clad in......

Letters Laura And The Bbc

From Baroness James of Holland Park Sir: I would be grateful if I might correct an inaccuracy in Mr Boris Johnson's interview with me (The problem of pain', 19 August), which......

Wrong Station

From Mr Tom Carter Sir: The incident of Lord Palmerston's cigar (And another thing, 19 August) cannot have occurred at Burnham on Sea railway sta- tion, as Paul Johnson......

From Mr David A. Dickson Sir: In His Diary (12

August) Andrew Neil claims that the rise in circulation of the Scotsman is due to it no longer being 'the mouthpiece of the Scottish blethering class- es'. No doubt he is......

Union Blues

From Mr Andrew Neil Sir: I was sorry to read that Andrew Marr (Letters, 19 August) felt it necessary to descend to unnecessary personal abuse rather than sticking to the issues.......