From Dr Guido Franzinetti. Sir, Nigel Andrews points out that ‘it is uncanny how Italy’s film-makers keep failing to nail their country’s strident political shortcomings’
From Mr Christian Verschueren. Sir, Mella Frewen and John Gapper take the view that food quality has been sacrificed for price, and that supermarket competitiveness has been the root cause
From Mr David E. Stowell. Sir, Thank you for publishing Richard Daley’s article ‘America must side with its young not its gunmakers’ (Comment, February 27)
From Mr Michael Street. Sir, Your Monday book reviews always capture the spirit of the day (‘Consequences of a continent’s miscalculations’, February 25)
From Mr John O’Byrne. Sir, Your report ‘Sicilian solution touted as a way out of national political impasse’ suggests another possibility: the Vatican remedy
From Mr Malcolm Bone. Sir, Your editorial ‘Diplomatic fallout from EU bonus cap’ failed to recognise the point, which was coincidentally made for you by the voters in Eastleigh the day before
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’