10 NOVEMBER 2001, page 48

Writing About Sir Laurens

From Mrs Jane Bedford Sir: J.D.F. Jones, the official biographer of Sir Laurens van der Post, claims in his letter (27 October) that he spent 'countless hours' talking to......

Savers Beware!

From Mr Gordon Lishmun Sir: Simon Nixon decries the life-insurance industry for its failures on pensions (Tensions? I'm not buying one', 20 October). Political parties should......

Ménage A Deux

From Mr C. Francis Warren Sir: John Laughland writes with his usual authority on the huge byzantine complexity of EU politics ('The great Euro-American plot', 27 October).......

Booksellers' Cartel

From Tatiana Wilson Sir: For all of us who are penalised by the 'closed shop' modus operandi of the book chain retailers, it was very reassuring to read Chris Lewis's article......

Soldiers V. Spies

From Mr Andrew Dykes Sir: Andrew Gilligan (`The generals versus the politicians'. 3 November) argues that a state of war gives an enemy 'some forms of protection under......