Sir: Why I Read The Spectator I Can't Think, Since
every issue contains remarks calculat- ed to offend the liberal mind. John Simpson's article on Salman Rushdie was particularly obnoxious. Simp- son seems to want 'the laws of......
Funny Bone Of Contention
Sir: As the editor who 'discovered' Mary Wesley (Jumping the Queue) when I was working for Macmillan, I find myself at odds with Miss Brookner's review (Books, 8 February). To......
To Chew Or Eschew?
Sir: Would John Simpson Meld hostage by Salman Rushdie', 15 February) like us to pull down our public houses for fear of offending Muslim immigrants, to enforce circumcision,......
Lady Craye's Motives
Sir: I fear that Christopher Howse misrep- resents P.G. Wodehouse's assessment of 19th-century German philosophy in his review of A Book of Consolations (18 Jan- uary). It was......
Letters Defence Of The Realm
Sir: I am writing to comment on the mis- chievous and provocative article by H. Massingberd CAB the Queen's men', 1 February). He is entitled to his opinions and so am I, having......
Grave Ceremonies
Sir: The British Humanist Association is an admirer of Mr Ludovic Kennedy's forthright views on religion and ethics (Diary, 8 February) and our opinions would normally coincide,......
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