Sir: A. N. Wilson, An Arts Man, Supports The Notion

(Diary, 20 April) that scientists are half-men; but his facile approach to basic economics suggests he would in fact need far more than a fortnight to 'get up' simple......

Getting Up Their Noses

Sir: Your journal does make a mess of discussing science. A. N. Wilson's claim (Diary, 20 April) that scientists have left it too late to master poetry raised a joyous chortle:......

My Churchill Years

Sir: I was deeply shocked to see in your issue of 20 April that you had chosen to print, under the bizarre heading 'Ala, alas' (I have at no time in my 73 years been called Ala......

Faith Without Charity

Sir: As a loyal member of the Church of England — Catholic and Reformed — I regret that Dr Oddie (`The trouble with Poping', 30 March) was not able to re- spond to his former......

Letters

Feeding on the corpses Sir: Michael Lewis's article (`The revenge of the wimps', 20 April) is long overdue. As a lapsed chartered accountant (I have been a publisher for the......

Sir: The Piece This Week By Michael Lewis On Profiteering

receivers is well-timed and accurate. However, there is a further point than the excessive charges levied by receiv- ers and approved by banks. It is that they do a poor job. I......