26 MAY 1990, page 27

Sir: Allan Massie Ends His Consideration Of The Possible...

of the United Kingdom by arguing from the particular opinion of the Northern Ireland councillor, Rhoda Paisley, whom he informs us `is against integration and regards Westmins-......

Subsidiarity

Sir: Noel Malcolm, in his EEC piece (Politics, 12 May), gives a somewhat opa- que definition of `subsidiarity'; I have always understood it to mean, `No higher authority shall......

Scot-free Empire

Sir: Allan Massie's questioning of the present constitutional arrangements of the UK (`Stands Scotland Where It Did?', 12 May) hits many nails squarely on the head. Some of the......

Alfresco Forum

Sir: I am not a regular reader of The Spectator but having heard comments by members of the crowd at Speakers' Corner about the article `Sixty Years on a Soap Box' in your issue......

Letters

Big fish, small pool Sir: Mr Simon Sebag-Montefiore was obviously sustained by mountainous pre- dilections when he interviewed me (`Con- servatism is not over,' 19 May), and I......

Sir: Alan Massie's Excellent Article Made Me Realise Two...

First, why nearly half a century ago, as a young Scot who came of age during the second world war, I wanted desperately to join the Indian Army, with which fine force I had the......