Batting For Labour
Sir: In writing about cricket under the heading 'Politics' (15 August), Bruce Anderson fails to draw the obvious conclu- sion: namely, that it can only be a matter of time......
Playing Safe
Sir: You state (Portrait of the week, 22 August) that Tony Blair broke off his holi- day to visit Omagh. I understand that this is not true and that he stayed within the secu-......
Vital Statistics
Sir: Michael Scott's claim (Arts, 8 August) that he was the first to quote Maria Callas's birth date accurately is nonsense, and, as `the New York friend' who looked up her......
To Fee, Or Not To Fee
Sir: In his Diary (22 August) Sir Peter Hall asks, a little self-righteously, 'Does any other profession reduce fees to help stan- dards?' The answer is yes: many doctors often......
A Giant Leap For Mankind
Sir: If we can put a man on the moon, why can't it be Taki? Nick Hobart 5632 Indiana Avenue New Port Richey, Florida, USA......
Leg Pull
Sir: Years ago, I used to dine at Brooks's with Philip Delves Broughton's kinsman, Sir Evelyn. He had one bad leg and I was generally legless. But I decline to have my leg......
Free And Unabridged
Sir: I read with great interest the article written by Peter Levi (`Books on tape', 8 August). Much of the frustration he expressed with the tapes to which he lis- tened is......
The Point Was To Win
Sir: It was surprising to read (Arts, 22 August) that Sheridan Morley apparently holds the — I thought — outdated view that Haig was 'murderous'. Surely he was typical of the......
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