4 JULY 1998, Page 38

Old feud

Sir: Paul Johnson is quite right when he says (And another thing, 27 June) that 'left- ies' are remarkably 'litigious'. I remember being sued for libel by the editor of the New Statesman many years ago. I can't remem- ber his name, but he was an excitable chap with red hair.

Richard Ingrams

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