20 DECEMBER 2008, Page 59

No free lunch

Sir: Charles Moore will not pay the television licence fee (The Spectator’s Notes, November 29) but is more than happy to have lunch with the Director-General in the DG’s office. Who is paying for this lunch? Could it be the people who do pay the licence fee each year? Let’s hope cake is on the menu, as it seems that in Mr Moore’s case, you can have your cake and eat it too.

Roy Beagley

Danbury, Connecticut