3 JULY 2004, page 26

Arab 'failure'

From John Hatt Sir: In his otherwise excellent article about Israel, Max Hastings makes a surprising comment, claiming that the entire Arab world must be classed as a 'failed......

Europe Iiber Alles

From Andrew Mitchell Sir: Daniel Hannan, writing about the European Constitution (`The way ahead for Europe', 26 June), states that he cannot remember anyone saying that EC law......

From The Lord Deramore Sir: Ever Since 1972 There Have

been a large number of Conservatives opposed to Britain's memberships of the EEC/EC/EU. Thirty-two years' experience of loss of sovereignty and EU intrusion into every aspect of......

Animal Rights Ignored

From Edward Collier Sir: Peter Oborne (Politics, 26 June) reckons that 'the Bill [banning hunting] raises massive human rights issues concerning compensation'. As my son might......

From Jessica Pownall Sir: Peter Oborne's Article Is A Good

example of the pro-hunting minority deflecting attention from the central issue by exaggerating peripheral matters. He claims that tens of thousands of people depend on hunting......

Never Plead Guilty

From Cdr John Lewis RN Sir: In Life and Letters (26 June), Dr A.D. Harvey is quoted as referring to 'the possibility of prosecuting Noel Coward for a transatlantic tax dodge......