http://www.ft.com/comment/lettershttp://www.ft.com/rss/comment/lettersFT.com / Comment & analysis, Lettersen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comMon, 12 May 2008 03:00 BSTMon, 12 May 2008 20:21:46 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/comment/letters(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a24d84fc-1fbd-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a24d84fc-1fbd-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlFrom Mr John Little. Sir, Paul Collier is wrong ("Rising food prices: a paradox", Economists' Forum, May 5). The European Union is right to distance itself from...Mon, 12 May 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4234a6f4-1fbd-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4234a6f4-1fbd-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlFrom Mr Philip Keevil. Sir, There seems to be much support for the views expressed by the governor of the Bank of England on the current spate of write-offs by banksMon, 12 May 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ca06968-1fbd-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ca06968-1fbd-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlFrom Prof Eric De Keuleneer. Sir, Martin Wolf's proposals for financial regulation ("Seven habits that finance regulators must acquire", May 7) is very much to the...Mon, 12 May 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6f118e44-1fbd-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6f118e44-1fbd-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlFrom Mr David Brief. Sir, I am perplexed by the role volatility plays in understanding hedge fund returns ("Wary hedge funds opt for conservative approach", May 9)Mon, 12 May 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ce688a0-1fbd-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ce688a0-1fbd-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlFrom Prof Andrew P. Morriss. Sir, In your summary of Israel's mood on the eve of the celebration of its 60th anniversary ("A state of uncertainty", Analysis May 7)Mon, 12 May 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/10508478-1fbd-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/10508478-1fbd-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlFrom Gareth Thomas MP. Sir, Nobody disputes the claim in your editorial "Broken promises" (May 8) that there are not enough multinationals in the developing worldMon, 12 May 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c58fc3d6-1fbc-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c58fc3d6-1fbc-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlFrom Dr Nir Kossovsky. Sir, We fully agree with Jennifer Hughes ("Little value in making goodwill even more intangible", May 8): investors are hungry for informationMon, 12 May 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/766631fa-1fbc-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/766631fa-1fbc-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlFrom Mr Willem Thorbecke. Sir, Krishna Guha and Ralph Atkins report ("US and Europe seek rise in dollar", May 8) that US officials want the dollar to riseMon, 12 May 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/74432d1a-1fbc-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/74432d1a-1fbc-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlFrom Ms Alison Broadbent. Sir, David Turner's article "Third of school boards 'struggle' " (May 9) suggests that "radical measures" are necessaryMon, 12 May 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/806aa82a-1fbc-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/806aa82a-1fbc-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlFrom Mr Adrian Nastase. Sir, Your article "Romania faces $100m corruption suit" (May 2), containing very serious accusations concerning corruption actsMon, 12 May 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/144b4dae-1e2a-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/144b4dae-1e2a-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlFrom Mr T.C. Smith. Sir, I am incredulous at the assertions in Peter Aspden's article 'The spoils of war and a sense of hope' (Life & Arts, May 3/4) about the fourth plinth in Trafalgar SquareSat, 10 May 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9fbaf370-1e2b-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9fbaf370-1e2b-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlFrom Mr Adrian Williams. Sir, The campaign to honour Sir Keith Park is misguided only in its aim to place a statue of him on Trafalgar Square's empty plinthSat, 10 May 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9868d110-1e2a-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9868d110-1e2a-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlFrom Mr D. Long. Sir, Regarding the recent decisions and actions of Burma's military leaders in disallowing aid workers into the country to distribute foodSat, 10 May 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0a51534e-1e29-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0a51534e-1e29-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlFrom Mr Vincent Scheurer. Sir, Your response to the recent release of Grand Theft Auto IV ("A video game crammed with guts, gore and social insight", and "Toys, old...Sat, 10 May 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b62eb042-1e2b-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b62eb042-1e2b-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlFrom Mr William J. Sammon. Sir, Your political acumen in analysing Senator Barack Obama's victories is risible. US primaries are deliberately single-sidedSat, 10 May 2008 03:00 BST