5 AUGUST 1995, page 22

Change For The Better

Sir: Dorothy Byrne's experiences in Japan, as recorded in her article (`This is your tor- turer', 29 July) and her splendid television film on 27 July are far from unique.......

Sir: My Attention Has Been Drawn To Last Week's Issue

of your journal and, in particu- lar, to the article by Alasdair Palmer. Sir James Mislcin and your home affairs editor would be better dealing with facts and not posturing,......

Letters Medical Misunderstandings

Sir: I must congratulate you on Alasdair Palmer's article on the cruel unaccountabil- ity of doctors (Now then, what seems to be the trouble?', 29 July). My husband died of......

Sir: I Was Interested To Read Alasdair Palmer's Article...

doctors not shopping one another to the GMC. In fact, the GMC these days, believe it or not, is mainly con- cerned with medical standards; in 1994, out of 84 cases considered by......

Nowhere To Be Seen

Sir: A month or so ago an attempt to scut- tle a disused oil rig was frustrated by that well-known but nevertheless somewhat shadowy organisation, Greenpeace, amidst much media......