LETTER OF THE DAY: Between a rock and a hard place
The Editor, Sir:Using Occam's razor as a rule of thumb, 'the simplest explanation or strategy tends to be the best one', the principle recommends that we choose the hypothesis that introduces the fewest...

Recipe for social upheaval
The Editor, Sir:The unfair distribution of the burden of the new tax package is a recipe for social upheaval.

Some items should stay free
The Editor, Sir:The celebratory spirit of this Christmas season has been dampened by the Government's announcement of additional tax measures that will take effect in January 2010.