26 JANUARY 1991, page 24

Sir: Congratulations On Being The First Editor Of A National

magazine to publish yoN Hitherto we had witnessed full media coverage of seal culls but self-imposed media censorship of abortion techniques. The human species would appear to......

Sir: Reading About The Unpleasant Side Of Chiropody, I'm...

surprised that the Austrian method is not more widely used. On arrival, the client is given a warm soapy footbath and left to soak for ten minutes at least. This not only......

Letters Unborn Cries

Sir: Amanda Craig's eye-witness report (5 January) of seven abortions at the NHS Samaritan Hospital in Marylebone Road is all the more thought-provoking for its objective......

Sweet Feet

Sir: Our attention has been drawn to Candida Crewe's 'The sour smell of chir- opody' ( 22/29 December), where we think it is a shame she based her assessment of our profession......

Retribution For Lloyd's

Sir: I was delighted to see in your Christ- mas issue that Hew Kennedy's splendid efforts in constructing a trebuchet have finally been recognised ('When pigs do fly', 22/29......

By Any Other Name

Sir: I have just seen some dozen British Telecom vans clamped by various kerb- sides near your offices. My initial amusement, however, was attenuated by the thought that the......