Great Expectations
From Mr David Banks Sir: Peter °borne (Minority pursuits', 20 July) suggests that the selection of a pregnant candidate would show that the Conservative party had really turned......
Massacre In Croatia
From Mr Benedict I3eresford Sir: The words 'uncritical adulation' come to mind on reading John Laughland's interview with Father Gumpel about Pope Pius XII (Pius the hero', 20......
From Mr Michael Kellman Sir: I Certainly Do Not Think
Pius XII should be demonised for his role in the second world war, and perhaps he did act heroically. However, I do think it would have been appropriate for John Laughland to......
Mugabe's Apologist
From Mr Stephen M. Lark Sir: Nicholas van Hoogstraten has been convicted of manslaughter, after two men he sent to beat up a business adversary, Mohammed Raja, caused his death.......
Keep Me Posted
From Mr Nigel Tipple Sir: I was amused to read of Simon Heffer's problems with the Post Office (Diary, 20 July). As we live in the countryside, our mail does not arrive until 3......
Troubles Facing Trimble
From Mr Trevor Ringland Sir: When Simon Heffer ('Trimble must fight', 13 July) talks of a crisis for Unionism, he fails to recognise that it is in fact a crisis for the whole......
Information Overload
From Mr IR. Kavanagh Sir: The news that Rowan Williams is to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury comes as little surprise, given that the appointment was widely trailed in the......
Ken Isn't Anti-car
From Professor David Begg Sir: I write with surprise, having read Leo McKinstry's attack on Ken Livingstone's track record ('Revenge of the killer newt', 13 July), I was very......