3 MAY 1997, page 29

Poor Taste

Sir: Is Simon Hoggart all right? He takes a whole column (why?) to abuse a harmless new sitcom (Sunnyside Farm), savaging it with baffling intensity simply because it failed to......

Rich Pickings

Sir: In Maurice Cowling's moving account of the dismissal of the trustees and presi- dent from Ade1phi University (Peterhouse `Well, I'm sorry, too, Myrna, but nobody made you......

Letters Members Only

Sir: I regret to say that the article by Rory Knight Bruce, 'Hunters, don't listen to the press!' (26 April), refers to the MFHA fox- hunting study weekend which was a private......

Press Freedom

Sir: ITN is suing Living Marxism magazine over its publication of the article by Thomas Deichmann about ITN's Bosnia reporting (`The picture that fooled the world', published in......

Meant To Be Funny

Sir: In his interesting article on the attitude of Labour's intellectuals towards Tony Blair (`Chattering against Mr Blair', 19 April), Robert Taylor includes a quote from me......

Music For The Masses

Sir: Joan Bakewell's Diary of 29 March cru- elly emphasises the dread consequences of the decisions taken about funding the Royal Opera House. The £215 million raised for its......