13 JANUARY 1990, page 21

Letters Books For Bucharest

Sir: One of the casualties of the tragic events in Bucharest was the University's Central Library. Its gutted remains fea- tured prominently in recent television coverage. Much......

Invitation

Sir: Alan Watkins has a clearer memory of his appearance on What the Papers Say than most of us, so we must take his word for it that he was a poor performer (Diary, 23/30......

Unprepossessing

Sir: I am in complete agreement with your correspondent David Astor (Letters, 23/30 December): Wallace Arnold is a carbuncu- lar addition to your organ. His jottings are tedious......

Czech Point

Sir: I am not the egghead whose advice Mr Robak (Letters, 6 January) is seeking, but as one of the 'well, Czechs', I would like to reply to his sour grapes. I believe a quick......

A Dictionary Of Cant

HISTORIC RIGHTS. Until quite recently, it meant rights we have always had, but now it tends to mean rights we used to have, and that are now history. A useful television series......