13 MAY 2006, Page 71

Q. When I try to find a copy of The

Spectator at a news-stand or even within a newsagent’s store, I find I am always having to skim past the hardcore pornography before I can locate it. How can I make it clear to the friendly newsagent that I am not actually interested in pornography; it is only necessary for me to run my eyes past it while I am looking for my Spectator.

Name and address withheld

A. Now that so many of our favourite publications are racked adjacent to pornography, it is easier to walk straight up to the newsagent and ask him to find your Spectator for you.

If you have a problem, write to Dear Mary, c/o The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL