11 NOVEMBER 1995, page 34

Sir: Having Just Completed A Sabbatical From Reading The...

to take a certifi- cate in Theology, it was a pleasure to read Edward Pearce's urbane piece and to find that Simon Heffer had departed. But what a shame that Mr Pearce himself......

Sir: Mr. Edward Pearce's Peevish Article Is Unlikely To Stop

anyone reading The Specta- tor but his continued presence as a contrib- utor might well do so. He is vulgar, not to say crapulent, and apparently unable to express himself......

Letters

An enemy writes Sir: Can I classify myself as an enemy of yours? (Leader, 4 November) I certainly disliked your attitude towards the former Yugoslavia, when you were on the......

But What About Pearce?

Sir: Edward Pearce is a loose cannon but he writes like an angel (The Spectator? Some other Zeit', 4 November). His gift for metaphor is one which you, sir, are supremely well......

Sir: You May Welcome People Telling You — And Us

— why they do not like The Spectator but at least they should do it with style and wit, which Edward Pearce singu- larly failed to manage. What did it all mean? The Spectator......

Sir: Please Do Invite Edward Pearce To Write For You

again. He may not convert any Catholic Unionist Powellite Johnson-loving fogeys, but he can make us laugh very heartily indeed. Roger Stacey 41 North Road, Hertford......