27 JANUARY 2001, page 29

Pretty Nasty Woman

From Mr Richard Burge Sir: I have just read the article about me (Gone to Claridge's', 20 January), and never have I more regretted going for a drink with a pretty woman. It was......

Miser Of Distinction

From Mr John Vincent Sir: Mr Alistair Cooke, in his erudite comments on the rotten borough of Ilchester (Letters, 20 January), is perhaps a shade harsh when he describes Lionel......

Taki's Consolation

From Lord Harris of High Cross Sir: I am hardly in , a position to object to Taki's rather strong complaint (High life, 20 January) against me for revealing his name (to Mr......

Brock-loving Bron

From Mr Simon Courtauld Sir: The 1984 article by Auberon Waugh which you republished (`Badgers are beautiful', 20 January) was well chosen. More than 16 years on, and to a......

The Issue Of The Century

From Lady Lothian Sir: Apparently we are living at a time of particular danger for humanity since it has become possible for the human species to be altered irreversibly. For......

Dancer With No Name

From Mr Joseph Long Sir: In the late 1980s I purchased from a gentleman in Ireland a precious art-deco porcelain figure of a dancer in mid-stride. I need to establish the......