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......
Capitalist Conspiracy
Sir: While it may be true, as asserted by Mr R.C. Shaw (Letters, 2 February) that Laski was 'pushed to an early death by the strain of a libel action', it should be remembered......
Hair Shirtless
Sir: While agreeing that neither The Plea- sure Principle nor Peter Firth's performance therein was up to much, surely it says some- thing about Vanessa Letts (Arts, 15 Febru-......
If I Were A Poor Man
Sir: Your editorial on the NHS (15 Febru- ary) was foolish. People with any sense don't 'go private' to get a private room. They do it to jump the queue: that is, they use their......
Age-old Argument
Sir: Dr Wilkinson (Letters, 8 February) makes the sarcastic statement: 'The fact that those in relative poverty have increased from about 6 per cent of the pop- ulation in the......
Mentionaballs
Sir: Carnations (Letters, 15 February)? Surely orchids (see any etymological dictio- nary). They bring us full circle and, coming from ancient Greek, are perfectly mention-......
Rooting For The Witch
Sir: Rupert Christiansen, in his review of Humperdinck's Konigskinder (Opera, 8 February), complains that the ENO pro- duction reveals 'no evident situation, atmo- sphere or......
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