21 JUNE 1997, page 23

Letters

Sir: Bruce Anderson (Politics, 31 May), on the subject of the servicemen executed for cowardice during the first world war, states: `In the second world war, by which time......

Executions For Cowardice

Sir: The letter from G.J. Norman in your issue of 7 June severely criticises — rightly Its marijuana. — Bruce Anderson for his denigration of the British Army's fighting quality......

Ha'away, No Way

Sir: I have lived for most of my 71 years within a mile or two of the River Tyne and consider myself to be a 'Geordie', which is perhaps why I particularly enjoyed Anne......

Sir: Lord Tebbit Used To Have A Sense Of Humour

when he was my Member of Parlia- ment. He was also the least vain and pompous of men. Elevation to the House of Lords appears to have changed him for the worse: he not only......

Philosopher's Introduction

Sir: No one would guess from Nigel Spivey's review of my book Confessions of a Philosopher (Books, 14 June) that it is an introduction to philosophy, acquainting its readers......