16 OCTOBER 2004, page 40

Gun Control Works

From Bruce Nichol Sir: I cannot let Mark Steyn's remark concerning the Australian government's gun control laws (Private enterprise', 2 October) go unquestioned. What is wrong......

No Such Association

From Sir Sigmund Sternberg Sir: The Spectator specialises in and delights us with the cast of freewheeling characters who contribute weekly to its columns, and none more than......

Pamphleteer's Protest

From Dr Paul Robinson Sir: I was surprised to read Ruth Lea's new explanation (Letters, 9 October) of the Centre for Policy Studies' decision not to publish the pamphlet on......

Prizes Prompt Poetry

From Anthony F. Bainbridge Sir: Tiffany Jenkins (Arts, 2 October) is so right about the absurdity of all these meretricious cultural prizes. And yet there is little new under......

Give Them A Break

From Gina Tredwell Sir: I can't help but feel that Charles Moore (The Spectator's Notes, 2 October) may have missed the point slightly on the subject of Christian Aid's......

What Julie Misses

From Marianne Pitts Sir: Julie Burchill's review of Hell [-lath No Fury (Books, 2 October) reveals that she has always confused love with lust. She has never felt the pain, akin......

Boring Wins The Race

From Judith Hereford Sir: I have just heard that John Howard has won an impressive fourth term in Australia. According to a recent poll, he is the most boring politician in the......