18 SEPTEMBER 2004, page 36

Make Russia Our Ally

From George Bathurst Sir: Sucking up to Russia is exactly what we must do ('Why we must not appease the Kremlin', 11 September). Whatever Simon Heifer thinks, they are surely no......

Eyebags And Eyewash

From Bruce Anderson Sir: I had no intention of suggesting that General Sir Mike Jackson's eyebags were removed for cosmetic reasons. In my original article, I had cited him as......

Mother And Child Reunion

From Sue Seabrook Sir: In her article 'Mummy can't buy you love' (4 September) on implementing the Adoption and Children Bill, Mary Kenny vividly depicts images of 'birth......

Nearly Immaculate

From Alice Thomas Ellis Sir: I liked Jane Gardam's review of my book God Has Not Changed (Books, 4 September). Just two points. The doctrine of the immaculate conception......

Bush League Conservatism

From Roger Kuin Sir: For some time now, my favourite weekly has been falling into the trap of defining 'conservative' as the American 'Bush league' Republicans define it.......