Silence Over Mumbai

Sir: If Britain is still a safe haven for Lashkare-Taiba and Deobandi sympathisers (‘The global force behind Mumbai’s agony in our midst’, 6 December), this must place a big......

Al Jazeera’s ‘attackers’

Sir: A shop assistant who is offhand is readily described as ‘rude’; the person who puts his feet on a train seat attracts the word ‘lout’; similarly, a threatening, vomiting......

Prop Forward

Sir: Like Mr Saunders (Letters, 6 December) I was irritated to see the obvious misdescription of what looks like a Yak-52 as a ‘Spitfire’ in the article on Nick and Giles......

We Need Those Sarahs

Sir: The remarkable and admirable Sarah (‘After Baby P: the crisis in child care’, 6 December) not only analysed and acted in the best interest of her own integrity and......

Mill In France

Sir: In his review of The British in France Raymond Carr (Books, 29 November) states that J.S. Mill never settled in France. This is not true. He lived in France in the years......

Name That Tune

Sir: In his praise of Sondheim, Gerald Kaufman (‘A brand new Sondheim musical’, 6 December) narrows the field by comparing him with other composer-lyricists and then widens it......

Over The Moonie

Sir: Like Matthew Parris (Another Voice, 22 November) I discovered, travelling to Australia, that time does not change according to zone, season, alcohol, whistling,......