3 JANUARY 1998, page 19

Puffs

Sir: The quicker Richard Branson (Leader, 13 December) sells Virgin Railways and moves on the better. The last two occasions my wife has had the misfortune to use his wretched......

Letters Rare Invitations

Sir: I refer to your article on 6 December (Media studies) about the warrant which Wiltshire Constabulary executed at the vicarage at Donhead St Mary. You talk about the......

Counting The Dead

Sir: Count Nikolai Tolstoy is evidently as unlucky with his 17th-century history as he is with his 20th (Letters, 13 December). Monmouth's army never numbered '13,500 foot and......

Honest John?

Sir: I do not wish to kick a man when he's down, but the headline, 'I've been vindicated' (20/27 December) covering Petronella Wyatt's interview with 'honest John' is totally at......

Up Both Yours

Sir: Please kindly advise Teresa Gorman (`Water, water everywhere', 13 December) that many of the toilets in Japan do indeed have a hot-air dryer. And it doesn't stop there!......

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