4 APRIL 1998, page 28

Calamity

Sir: In your issue of 28 March (Letters), John Owen, director of the Freedom Forum, says that I 'continue to assert' that I didn't know my remarks about the Times were on the......

Dear Diary

Sir: You should have Joan Collins write the Diary on a regular basis (21 March). It was a delight to read. Unlike some of your other diarists, no references to boring......

At Knifepoint

Sir: I find the sheer arrogance of the British government scarcely credible when it is dealing with the legitimate activities of French salesmen in France. What business is it......

Turfed Out

Sir: Having read with interest Peter Oborne's article 'A racing uncertainty' (21 March), I am amazed that he can't grasp the fact that a healthy racing industry cou- pled with a......

Wellsprings

Sir: Is not Alfred Sherman's article Krises without Israel', 14 March) on why Israel should be where it is and concede nothing to the Palestinians, no more than an attempt to......

Gavin's Wrong Rail

Sir: Gavin Stamp is, uncharacteristically, wrong (Not motoring, 28 March). GWR does not stand for the sad little relic of Brunel and Gooch's great enterprise but for......

Sir: Peter Oborne Makes The Usual Mistake Of Confusing The

thrills, atmosphere and massive prize money of the Cheltenham Festival with the realities of a wet Monday afternoon at Plumpton. As someone who manages racing partnerships, I......

Emu Peril

Sir: Bruce Anderson's article (Politics, 28 March) encapsulates the critical point that most if not all supporters of EMU miss to our peril. The point is that EMU is doomed to......

Sportsmen And Lovers

Sir: Am I the only Spectator reader who is sick to death of weekly insults directed at the President of the United States by the ridiculous Taki? With the 14 March issue these......