29 MARCH 2008, page 28

Not Black And White

Sir: Marian L. Tupy deserves thanks for his excellent article (‘Mugabe is the Mobutu of our time’, 22 March), despite one seeming inaccuracy and an omission. Tupy says, ‘It was......

Under Cover

Sir: With the cartoon on the cover of your issue of 22 March you plumbed the same depths as those that were familiar to readers of Der Stürnzer from 1923 until the end of the......

Noble Deedes

Sir: Peregrine Worsthorne’s compelling review of my biography of W.F. Deedes (Books, 22 March) strikes a discordant note in the final paragraph when it suggests that Bill spoke......

A Princely Plongeur

Sir: It seems that Prince Charles kept more secrets from Diana than we suspected. She was quite wrong to claim (And Another Thing, 22 March) that he had ‘Never, never, never’......

Why They Fought

Sir: Despite what Charles Moore says (‘Lessons from the miners’ strike’, 22 March), Muslims did not fight against the Ottoman empire because they felt respected and secure with......

Eggs Is Eggs

Sir: Alex James’s comments about painted eggs should be taken with a pinch of salt (Slow life, 22 March). The answer to his question, ‘Who in Witney wants to buy a decorated......

What Tesco Does

Sir: I think it was the late Alan Coren who neatly summed up the purpose of Tesco and Sainsbury’s et al (‘Tesco, I hate you’, 22 March). They keep the riff-raff out of Waitrose.......