Child Abuse

Sir: Are we to accept Charles Moore's assertion (Diary, 2 May) that because reports of child sexual abuse have tripled in one year, this means only that reporting has tripled?......

Missed Fact

Sir: Paul Johnson, in his critique of British press reporting from Japan (The press, 11 April), says, 'Ideally, every good British newspaper ought to have two full-time......

Letters Mandela's Last Speech

Sir: With regard to Richard West's des- patch from Pretoria two weeks ago Crime to free Mandela'): I did not write Mande- la's last speech, or any part of it. It was written by......

Guards Condoms

Sir: Concerning the topical subject of condoms (Letters, 9 May), I was briefly, during one of my numerous disciplinary postings, medical officer to the Coldstream Guards whilst......

Isis And Politics

Sir: There is a factual error in Nicholas Budgen's article (The politics of the clas- sroom', 2 May) which I am sure you would wish to correct. He states that I was asked at a......

Pillar Of Honour

Sir: Modern comedians acknowledge their debt to the music halls. Why then does Piers Paul Read so grossly malign St Simeon Stylites (`Sex and sin', 4 April) by denying him......

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