9 OCTOBER 2004, page 38

From Jon Livesey Sir: Oliver Letwin (back Off, Gordon', 2

October) is correct to identify the growth of the Civil Service and the increase in stealth taxes as a serious economic problem, but he underestimates the difficulty of dealing......

From Ruth Lea Sir: Paul Robinson (thought Police', 2...

was quite right when he stated that the draft outline of his defence pamphlet was approved by the Centre for Policy Studies. The only problem from our perspective was that he......

Catholic Tastes

From Alice Thomas Ellis Sir: I liked Digby Anderson's review of my book Fish, Flesh and Good Red Herring (Books, 2 October). Just two points, the title comes from an ancient......

Art And Thrust

From William Packer Sir: I am surprised to find Professor Paul Huxley so anxious to defend himself against charges that were never laid (Letters, 2 October). At no point in my......

Reality Check

From John Rattray Sir: One wonders whether the 'xenophobia check' encountered in church by Charles Moore (The Spectator's Notes, 25 September) was inspired by Peter Simple's......

Bull's Eye

From Lord Garel -Jones Sir: Simon Courtauld is right! — Cayetano not Antonio; The Sun Also Rises, not Death in the Afternoon (Letters, 25 September). I have an idle tendency to......