The Duty Of Muslim Parents
From Sue Ward Sir: I couldn’t agree more with Boris Johnson’s analysis (‘Just don’t call it war’, 16 July). The last thing we want to do is aggravate the situation. Muslim......
From Melanie Phillips
Sir: Boris Johnson jovially writes that he can think of ‘at least one Daily Mail columnist’ who would like to adopt Israeli-style tactics by sending in a ground-assault......
A Majestic Example
From Frederick Forsyth Sir: Amid the maelstrom of images pouring out of London these past 14 days were two in stark contrast, yet which attracted no media comment. As the Prime......
A Literary Judgment
From John Carey Sir: Stephen Schwartz’s attack on the judges of the Man Booker International Prize is based on a misapprehension (‘Literary courtesan’, 16 July). The prize is......
Christianity Is No Theocracy
From the Revd Fr Daniel Hartley Sir: Your leader (‘No concessions’, 16 July) is interesting but error-strewn. You claim that contemporary Islamic theocracy has its forerunner in......
Rude Boys
From Kathy Walton Sir: Vicki Woods believes that ‘Etonians have better manners than anyone else’ (‘Why not an Etonian for Prime Minister?’, 9 July). Some years ago, along with......
Life Cycle
From Robert Pettifer Sir: As the author of Le Tour: a History of the Tour de France 1903–2003 , Geoffrey Wheatcroft should know that Lance Armstrong’s book is called not It’s......
Wrong Jerome
From Jonathan Mirsky Sir: Frank Johnson’s finger slipped in his excellent article (Shared opinion, 16 July) on liberal clichés. It was not Jerome Cohen, a leading authority on......