The Us Needs The Uk

Sir: David Howell is certainly correct (Letters, 1 December) in pointing to the massive shift of wealth to Asia and oil producers, a devel- opment to which I have repeatedly......

A Church, Not A Cult

Sir: Individuals may disagree with the policies pursued by Tony Blair in office but all the Roman Catholic Church asks is that he acted on the basis of an informed conscience......

Full Circle

Sir: Miranda Sawyer should not have included The Sound of Music in her list of 'films turned into live shows' (Diary, 24 November). It was, of course, the other way round: a......

Larry's Freudian Kiss

Sir: Lloyd Evans is incorrect in stating that Olivier played Othello twice (Arts, 1 December). In the 1938 production at the Old Vic, Olivier played Iago and Ralph Richardson......

Despair, But Also Hope

Sir: Paul Johnson need not be so terrified by what he finds written in Matthew xxvii 46 (And another thing, 1 December). Jesus' reported last words on the cross are quoted from......

Money Mad

Sir: What a funny and insightful piece by Andrey Slivka on the effects of mass consumption on Ukraine (Money culture is ruining Kiev', 1 December) Perhaps now he could be......