29 MAY 2004, page 29

Let Keynes Die

From Stewart Slater Sir: I was touched by Janet Bush's faith ('Bring back Keynes', 15 May) in Keynesian economics as a panacea for recessionary ills. Here in Japan (where, pace......

Noble Rot

From Christopher Scanlan Sir: Peregrine Worsthorne (Letters, 22 May) makes two extraordinary claims: firstly that 'every country needs a political class', and secondly that......

Short But Sweet From Claus Von Bulow

Sir: Paul Johnson (And another thing, 22 May) gives a wonderful example of Margaret Thatcher's wit when she found herself as the last speaker following ten verbose males. This......

Genocide Denial

From Robert Melson Sir: Norman Stone's review of Peter Balakian's book, The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide (Books, 24 April), is a diatribe against the author and a......

Don't Mess With Vests From Malcolm Barker Sir: Petronella...

puts up a brave case for Marks & Spencer's frilly knickers, etc. (Singular Life, 22 May), but this in no way ameliorates my disgruntlement at the firm's recent lapse in the......