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1:30am

Far better to spend the donation on a goat-proof fence

From Mr Martin Normanton. Sir, Your article on fundraising gifts had one piece of good news

12:40am

Win-win for all thanks to one-year debt holiday

From Prof Jan Toporowski. Sir, Martin Sandbu’s otherwise illuminating feature on debt relief omits one fundamental feature of debt forgiveness

12:39am

Scott’s expedition marked by hubris

From Ms Sigrid Connor. Sir, With reference to your review ‘Southern exposure’, Helmer Hanssen’s statement on Captain Robert Scott’s final journey does ring true

12:38am

Out of character on the Queen Mary

From Prof Louis Marvick. Sir, I enjoyed Jan Morris’s nostalgic crossing on the Queen Mary (‘Voyage of two lifetimes’, December 24)

12:35am

Why neglect Maud at Christmas?

From Dr Charles Giovanni Vanzan Coutinho. Sir, It is curious that Julian Williams failed to include ‘Ma nuit chez Maud’ in an otherwise interesting article

12:33am

Now ... let’s hear it for the stockholders

From Mr Leonard S. Hyman. Sir, So far this year we have seen the Arab spring the Russian awakening and the Occupy movement

12:24am

First settlers had no thoughts of Wren

From Mr Joel Colman. Sir, I was surprised by the blatant time-travelling in your piece on St Bride’s

Dec 30, 2011

Mystery crab keeps commerce going

From Dr Linda H. Mantel. Sir, I was most intrigued by the report from Simon Rabinovitch about the crab trade between China and North Korea

Dec 30, 2011

History lessons? What a naive suggestion

From Mr G. Croft-Smith. Sir, I was surprised to read your report suggesting that history lessons may reduce the likelihood of future market panics and crashes

Dec 30, 2011

Three US tax ideas for a better 2012

From Mr Lucas Png. Sir, Democrats and Republicans put off the deadlock over the payroll tax for another two months, giving the people some breathing room

Dec 30, 2011

The more Nutcrackers the merrier

From Mr Kin-ming Liu. Sir, My response to Clement Crisp is this: I wish I were in London this winter to see all the different Nutcrackers staged

Dec 30, 2011

In pursuit of peaceful Russia

From Sir Rodric Braithwaite. Sir, Toivo Klaar missed some nuances in my article ‘The myths of Russia old and new’

Dec 30, 2011

Putting tides back in their true place

From Mr Phillip Arghebant. Sir, In reference to the headline ‘Using maritime English correctly’: many years ago I was taught that the opposite of the ebb tide was the flood tide with the direction of water referred to as ‘the flow’

Dec 30, 2011

No hint of strong wave of expansion

From Mr Douglas M. Fabish. Sir, I am dumbfounded that, in your article on the global shipping industry, not one word of mention is given to the 2014 opening of the second lane of the Panama Canal

Dec 30, 2011

High time FT got over Gore’s defeat

From Mr Terry Murphy. Sir, With reference to your editorial ‘Old warriors play the best politics’: you say en passant: ‘If one counts Gore as the real winner in 2000 ... ’

Dec 30, 2011

Governments must lead, and learn

From Mr John H. Waring. Sir, Your first editorial of December 28, ‘Capitalism is dead; long live capitalism’ omits the vital element ‘expenditure’ within the ‘three issues’ for renewed debate

Dec 30, 2011

Just give us back our old capitalism

From Prof Giles Chance. Sir, Indeed ‘capitalism is dead’, as your editorial of December 28 claims

Dec 29, 2011

Using maritime English correctly

From Mr Richard Judd Cash and others. Sir, Manoeuvring commands include ‘full ahead’, ‘hard to starboard’, ‘hard to port’, and in US usage ‘hard right’ and ‘hard left’, but not ‘hard astern’

Dec 29, 2011

Divergent views on safety of government bonds

From Prof Photis Lysandrou. Sir, Central to Michael Mackenzie, Dan McCrum and Lindsay Whipp’s explanation is the – correct – observation that the world’s investors see Treasuries as ‘a haven in which to park their money’

Dec 29, 2011

The right and wrong signals to send Russia

From Mr Toivo Klaar. Sir, Sir Rodric Braithwaite claims that Mikhail Gorbachev ‘could have sent in the tanks [but] chose instead to create a genuine and voluntary federation of the Soviet republics’

Highlights

From Mr Martin Normanton. Sir, Your article on fundraising gifts had one piece of good news

From Prof Jan Toporowski. Sir, Martin Sandbu’s otherwise illuminating feature on debt relief omits one fundamental feature of debt forgiveness

From Ms Sigrid Connor. Sir, With reference to your review ‘Southern exposure’, Helmer Hanssen’s statement on Captain Robert Scott’s final journey does ring true

From Prof Louis Marvick. Sir, I enjoyed Jan Morris’s nostalgic crossing on the Queen Mary (‘Voyage of two lifetimes’, December 24)

From Dr Charles Giovanni Vanzan Coutinho. Sir, It is curious that Julian Williams failed to include ‘Ma nuit chez Maud’ in an otherwise interesting article

From Mr Leonard S. Hyman. Sir, So far this year we have seen the Arab spring the Russian awakening and the Occupy movement

From Mr Joel Colman. Sir, I was surprised by the blatant time-travelling in your piece on St Bride’s

From Dr Linda H. Mantel. Sir, I was most intrigued by the report from Simon Rabinovitch about the crab trade between China and North Korea

From Mr G. Croft-Smith. Sir, I was surprised to read your report suggesting that history lessons may reduce the likelihood of future market panics and crashes

From Mr Lucas Png. Sir, Democrats and Republicans put off the deadlock over the payroll tax for another two months, giving the people some breathing room

From Mr Kin-ming Liu. Sir, My response to Clement Crisp is this: I wish I were in London this winter to see all the different Nutcrackers staged

From Sir Rodric Braithwaite. Sir, Toivo Klaar missed some nuances in my article ‘The myths of Russia old and new’

From Mr Phillip Arghebant. Sir, In reference to the headline ‘Using maritime English correctly’: many years ago I was taught that the opposite of the ebb tide was the flood tide with the direction of water referred to as ‘the flow’

From Mr Douglas M. Fabish. Sir, I am dumbfounded that, in your article on the global shipping industry, not one word of mention is given to the 2014 opening of the second lane of the Panama Canal

From Mr Terry Murphy. Sir, With reference to your editorial ‘Old warriors play the best politics’: you say en passant: ‘If one counts Gore as the real winner in 2000 ... ’

From Mr John H. Waring. Sir, Your first editorial of December 28, ‘Capitalism is dead; long live capitalism’ omits the vital element ‘expenditure’ within the ‘three issues’ for renewed debate

From Prof Giles Chance. Sir, Indeed ‘capitalism is dead’, as your editorial of December 28 claims

From Mr Richard Judd Cash and others. Sir, Manoeuvring commands include ‘full ahead’, ‘hard to starboard’, ‘hard to port’, and in US usage ‘hard right’ and ‘hard left’, but not ‘hard astern’

From Prof Photis Lysandrou. Sir, Central to Michael Mackenzie, Dan McCrum and Lindsay Whipp’s explanation is the – correct – observation that the world’s investors see Treasuries as ‘a haven in which to park their money’

From Mr Toivo Klaar. Sir, Sir Rodric Braithwaite claims that Mikhail Gorbachev ‘could have sent in the tanks [but] chose instead to create a genuine and voluntary federation of the Soviet republics’

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