18 FEBRUARY 2006, Page 26

Wet Stones

From Rodney Garrood

Sir: Rod Liddle’s confirmation that the Rolling Stones are less than bolshevik will come as a complete surprise to nobody, least of all, one suspects, the grand old men themselves (‘Blue-collar blues’, 11 February). There have been clues, among them a knighthood, an injury to Keith caused by falling off his library steps and, of course, a very early censorship of ‘Let’s Spend the Night Together’ on The Ed Sullivan Show.

Rodney Garrood

Amersham, Buckinghamshire