5 JANUARY 2002, page 23

Books R Us

From Baroness Blackstone Sir: I read with interest Julia Lewis's article ('An axe to the roots of our national culture', 15/22 December). As a pre-Christmas knockabout piece, it......

Greed Of The Alma Mater

From Mr Osman Streater Sir: Felipe Fernandez-Arrnesto may understandably not know the saying in Turkey, where I was brought up, 'If a beggar spits at your child, you do not give......

Beware The Steamroller

From Mr Richard Stead Sir: Mark Steyn (The war between America and Europe', 29 December) raises a valid point about the determination of the European elite to steamroller us all......