From Ms Peggy Tan. Sir, Daniela Morena notes that anyone wishing to see the Margaret Thatcher orchid within Singapore’s Botanic Gardens must pay a $5 entrance fee to enter the orchid garden
From Mr Andy Thompson. Sir, I recall the time of the Vietnam protest at the London US embassy in March 1968, which I believe was rather more violent and disorderly than suggested by Roderick Thomson
From Mr Albert Isola. Sir, Some readers would respond to the recent controversy surrounding the removal of graffiti from a wall in the London borough of Haringey with an indifferent: ‘Why not?’
From Prof Wilfred Beckerman. Sir, At the end of his admirable article, Howard Davies refers to Guy Mollet as having been ‘the former French trade union leader’
From Mr Lindsay Peter Mackenzie. Sir, Zbigniew Brzezinski is right to highlight inherent difficulties in controlling cyber activity and employing a framework of law to govern it
From Mr Paul Philemon Kelly. Sir, It is sad, but true, that a number of technologies with great potential for societal good have been adopted only when their use has been legislatively mandated
From Ms Jil Matheson. Sir, Chris Giles seems to be arguing that the independence of the Office for National Statistics should be demonstrated by departing from recognised EU accounting principles
From Mr W.H. Bailey. Sir, It is time to despair when an FT editorial lauds an increase in the minimum wage (‘US minimum wage rise makes sense’, February 20)
From Mr James Lee. Sir, Simon Rabinovitch’s article is a timely wake-up call for all parties involved not to be complacent about financial products that are off balance sheet
From Mr Alex J. Pollock. Sir, Rod Price’s letter is subtle and profound. Bravo for its discussion of the recursive and self-falsifying properties of the use of financial models