3 MAY 2003, page 34

A Jackal Bites Back

From Mr Arthur Houghton Sir: Rod Liddle's article on the hidden agendas of the American Council for Cultural Policy (The day of the jackals', 19 April) provoked peals of......

Laughter In Brussels

From The RI Hon, Christopher Patten Sir: It is encouraging for Conservatives like me that articles such as Tim Congdon's (The dawning of a new Europe', 19 April) can still be......

The Steyn Line

From Mr Frederic Lamond Sir: I am glad that Mark Steyn ('Why I nearly resigned', 26 April) decided against resigning from The Spectator. His articles provide a unique insight......

From Mr Bendor Grosvenor Sir: Had Britain Partitioned...

1876-8, as Mark Steyn suggests, and administered Palestine, Syria, Iraq and Arabia, she would have found herself very quickly at war with Russia — a war which would inevitably......

Slightly Off Target

From Sir Philip Naylor-Leyland, Bt Sir: It seems that the Questing Vole has lost the plot a little (19 April). The piece refers to a 'Sir Vyvian NaylorLeyland' paying nervous......

Less Tax, Better Services

From Mr Stephan Shakespeare Sir: It's easy to say what's wrong with the Tories, but more difficult to come up with solutions. Michael Gave (It's still the "nasty party" ' , 26......