4 JULY 1998, page 36

Cambridge Blues

Sir: Anna Ford (Diary, 13 June) laments that the majority of children today have to choose between history and geography. My own daughter, however, in writing to a Cam- bridge......

Drinks On Jesus

Sir: The title `Croesus in league with Jesus' (Books, 27 June) is not only offensive, but inaccurate. Jesus never stopped anybody from having a drink in His life. If a Holy......

Yobs And Tories

Sir: Lady Reading's letter (27 June) reminded me of an exchange I had some years ago with a Tory MP. Following some outrage or other perpetrated by our soccer fans, I speculated......

Gents

Sir: I don't agree with Taki's statement (High life, 13 June) that 'the last black pro- fessional American athlete to act like a gentleman was Jesse Owens'. The tennis player......

A Loud 'no'

Sir: Ian Moore makes the outrageous claim that there was 'a virtual press blackout' of the 'No' campaign in the recent Northern Ireland referendum on the Good Friday agreement......

D-day Clues

Sir: I have been a subscriber to your publi- cation for the last few years and enjoy it very much. Obviously your readers are a delightful and well-informed group, as evi-......

Diplomatic Error Sir: May I Comment, If Belatedly, On A

recent article from Washington criticising the British ambassador for his lack of con- tact with senior Republicans (Diary, 6 June)? I do see quite a lot of what may be termed,......

Rude Boy

Sir: Taki may think that the English would be better off being 'krauts' (High life, June 27); I have no doubt that Taki would be better off if he did not mistake rudeness for......