Monmouth

Ways of teaching Sir: Your leading article, 'Learning to think' (25 April) would have been printed ten years ago had the facts which you deplore been known outside the world of......

Feline Felony

Sir: Like your reviewer A.N. Wilson (25 April) I hate inaccuracy. You and he should note that the major in J.G. Farrell's Troubles does not murder the Majestic Hotel's cats......

Non-voting Shares

Sir: I refer to the leading article in last week's issue on the subject of local government, the content of which I found to be excellent. I would, however, like to expand on......

There And Then

Sir: Am I alone amongst your readers in wondering why the Spectator is not a bit closer to the here and now? In the front half last week, your correspondents write from Belfast,......

Line-shooting

The exchange between Richard Ingrams and Hans Keller makes me wonder whether Mr Ingrams saw my programme, Bartok's Breakthrough, which was given a repeat showing during BBC TV's......

Distinguished Bishop

Sir: The Bishop of London cited by Mr Colin Brown (Letters, 25 April) was presumably Charles James (not William) Blomfield (bishop 1828-56). Equally distinguished as a classical......