21 MAY 2005, Page 21

Alive and kick-starting

From Rodney Morgan-Giles

Sir: In ‘The way ahead for the Conservatives’ (7 May) Simon Heffer quotes my father as the late Rear Admiral Sir Morgan MorganGiles. Although never known for punctuality, he is not that late and will shortly celebrate his 91st birthday. He marked his 90th by riding my son’s motorbike around our garden. Rodney Morgan-Giles

Alresford, Hampshire