7 OCTOBER 2000, page 36

Letters It's The Principle, Stupid

From Mr Andrew Roberts Sir: Might I, on behalf of the late 3rd Mar- quess of Salisbury and Enoch Powell, refute Geoffrey Wheatcroft's suggestion that they, Oliver Letwin,......

Dirty Linen

From Mr Alexander Chancellor Sir: I wish to apologise to Anthony Holden for implying in the Diary (23 September) that he doesn't know the meaning of the word 'enseam'. He does.......

Sleaze V. Stealth

From Mr Gordon M.L. Smith Sir: Peter Oborne (`The great pretender', 30 September), commenting on the Labour journalist Andrew Rawnsley's revelations concerning Bernie......

Transport Of Disgust

From Mr John Henson Sir: Carole Caldwell (Letters, 23 Septem- ber) states that she would like to see LETTERS `drivers out of their cars and on to buses, trains or other modes of......

From Mr Dominic Low Sir: That New Labour Is Economical

with the truth seems to be the gist of Peter Oborne's article. True. But he misses the main charge. Telling porkies is official Labour policy. Except that Alastair Camp- bell......

From Mr Clive Coates Sir: While In No Way Wishing

to excuse Tony Blair et al. for their porkies, perhaps I could suggest to Peter Oborne that peo- ple in glasshouses should not throw stones. What about the bias, gloss and......