29 NOVEMBER 2003, page 44

Death Penalty Not Practical

From Tom Benyon Sir: Bruce Anderson rightly says that there is a sound moral case for the reintroduction of the death penalty, for you can argue morality any way you want; there......

Faraway Countries

From Allan Massie Sir: In the wake of the Istanbul bombings. I look forward to an article by Mark Steyn assuring us that the war on terror is being won, and offering as evidence......

Striving For Peace

From Frederick Forsyth Sir: It may seem odd for a gentile to take up the cudgels against a Jewish MP in the matter of excoriating Israel, but Gerald Kaufman's indictment omitted......

Gay Lionheart?

From Katie Grant Sir: On what facts does Paul Johnson base his assertion that Richard the Lionheart (one illegitimate son, one marriage) indulged in homosexual practices with......

Gellhorn In The Ussr

From John Hatt Sir: In his letter to you about Martha Gellhorn (11 October), Peregrine Worsthorne claims that she was 'infuriatingly blind to the wickednesses of the Soviet......