Foolish Argument

Sir: Dennis Sewell writing on Derek Jar- man's The Last of England (7 May), says that I attacked the film because 'films . . . should not give a bad impression of Britain to......

Paisley Kisser

Sir: Your denizen of the deep, Jeffrey Bernard, was not up to his usual standard in 'Lowland life' (23 April). Apart from his oblique reference to myself and my pug, I got the......

Sir: Antony Lambton Ridicules John Mor- Timer For...

Augustine in the Simone Martini painting to Batman 'flying to the rescue', and goes on to describe Batman's flight as 'straight as an arrow'. Mr Lambton thus proves himself to......

Letters At The Bar

Sir: As I perused Lord Hailsham's article (`How to ruin the professions', 26 March), I was sure that I heard his inimitable chuckle in the background. Then I listened to his......

Batmonk

Sir: To see Antony Lambton competing with John Mortimer over the question of the precise manner in which Batman flies (Books, 30 April) reminds me of the old riddle, 'Do you say......

Sir: Lord Bruce-gardyne (letters, 2 April) Seems To Think...

anyone should be able to appear as an advocate in court. He complains that, for example, a surveyor may not. Unwittingly, he neatly illustrates the case for the professions. How......

Called To Account

Sir: Occasionally an article in a borrowed copy of The Spectator will stir a Scot from his Old Testament reading, cullen skink and atholl brose to reach for his claymore. But in......