From Helen Style Sir: Bruce Anderson says that the religion of the ancient Egyptians was 'barbarous' (Travel, 21 January). Its features include a god who created the world out of primaeval chaos, a miraculous birth to a mother goddess, moral dictates such as feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, protecting the widow and refraining from oppression, and a Day of ...

From Ilan Berman Sir: Bruce Anderson ('Let them build nukes', 13 August) writes that neither military force nor sanctions are feasible means of rolling back Iran's nuclear advances. He may be right. But Mr Anderson also hastens to discount the potential power of Iran's liberal opposition, based largely on its performance in the June elections. That would be ...

Many people naturally assume that the final round of the Tory party leadership is between David Davis and Dave Cameron. They are seen together on the hustings, smiling at each other through gritted teeth. They take part in debates. They talk about their underwear. And on 6 December one of them -- very probably Dave rather than David -- will be declared ...