5 DECEMBER 1998, Page 35

Newt's Law

Sir: Mark Steyn tells us that Mr Bob Liv- ingston, the new Speaker in the US House of Representatives, will try to be different from his predecessor but will have many similari- ties (`The Likability gap', 14 November).

It is a case of what we learned in 0-Level physics, Newt's Law: every reactionary has an equal and opposite reactionary.

Adam Jenney

Casuarina, NT, Australia