6 JANUARY 1979, page 15

Insider Trading

Sir: Having just read Nicholas Davenport's article (2 December) on 'Insider trading', I must commend him for insisting that 'we could do with a little harmless insider trading',......

Strange Goings-on

Sir: Piers Paul Read's 'Cautionary tale' (16 December) is matched by a recent case in my experience. A friend of mine, a distinguished writer, was asked to contribute a thousand......

Committal Proceedings

Sir: May I correct an obviously unintentional error that appeared in your editorial of 2 December. In my letter to The Times, it was pointed out that the prosecuting solicitor......

All Greek

Sir: I was indeed observing what Mr Mosley was trying to say and admired the subtlety with which he said it. What made the adrenalin flow in the first place was the bad art......