26 NOVEMBER 2005, page 22

Poor Countries Need Tariffs

From Paul Collins Sir: Contrary to your leading article (‘Full marks to Blair’, 19 November), ActionAid is absolutely correct to challenge Tony Blair’s commitment to forcing......

To Encourage The Others

From E. Derek Smith Sir: Bruce Anderson (‘Conduct unbecoming’, 19 November) might be interested to know that about ten years ago History Today magazine published a detailed and......

Eirenic Islam

From John Goodman Sir: I imagine many people, when confronted by the choice of Tory v . Labour, run into the same emotional conflict as I do. We have a basic and practical......

Why Communism Collapsed

From Oleg Gordievsky Sir: Peregrine Worsthorne (Books, 19 November) claims that, ideologically, there were reduced dangers from post-Stalinist communism, ‘Yet under Reagan and......

Lichfield Lives On

From Michael Moszynski Sir: Your readers may have wondered about the bizarre timing that, on the day that Patrick Lichfield died, The Spectator hit their doormats with a......