2 OCTOBER 1999, page 34

From The Revd A.7'. John Salter, Vicar Of Pentonville Sir:

Could it be that the blacks who mugged Talci were high on cocaine and, not having the financial resources of a Greek tycoon, needed the wherewithal to buy their next fix? Alas!......

Stitches In Paradise

From The Revd Paul Bland Sir: If any of us (man or beast) go to Heav- en, it is a matter of God's grace; ultimately it is a mystery 'that passeth all understand- ing' ('Barking......

Posh Talk

From Mr Robert Ponsonby Sir: John Parry's piece about' spoken English on radio and television (Arts, 25 September) should be compulsory reading for all producers, controllers......

Racist Rant

From Mr Alastair Forbes Sir: I must admit to having feared the worst on reading the new young editor's recent, rather premature, praise of The Spectator's demi-mondainites. The......

The Pope And The Jews

From Mr James McDonald Sir: I have just read Paul Johnson's review of John Cornwell's book Hitler's Pope: The Secret History of Pius XII (Books, 25 September). The tenor of this......