10 MAY 1997, Page 28

A new dawn

Sir: Clearly your anxieties about a change of government have unseated your judg- ment. You have printed a piece on racism by Leanda de Lisle (Country life, 3 May) which suggests thoughtfulness, compassion and generosity of mind. Could this be the start of The New Spectator?

Amanda Craig

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