Newman On Women
From Ian Ker Sir: I think Paul Johnson (And another thing, 1 April) has confused Cardinal Newman with someone else. The view of the Last Judgment he attributes to Newman is......
The Legacy Of Versailles
From Michael W. Stone Sir: I might well agree with Christopher Hitchens (Books, 8 April) that wanting state boundaries to coincide with ethnic divisions is ‘madness’, but is......
Flag Up
From Malcolm Farrow Sir: As every schoolboy, sadly, does not know, the Union Jack, our de facto (but not de jure ) national flag, is 400 years old this week. On 12 April 1606......
A Not-so-sweet Chariot
From Tony Kench Sir: I, too, was surprised that Frank Keating (Sport, 25 March) was unfamiliar with rugby’s long-standing affection for ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’. It goes back......
Bird Talk
From Mark Attwater Sir: Charles Moore’s analysis of a sparrowhawk’s motives for killing a jay (The Spectator’s Notes, 8 April) possessed the type of ill-considered......
Blair Record
From Iain Catto Sir: Your leading article (8 April) speculating on when Tony Blair intends finally to resign misses out one important consideration. Blair intends to stay in......
Praise For Howse
From Neil Ashley Sir: May I say what an absolute joy it was to read Christopher Howse on Spain (Travel, 1 April). I was just about to give up on print journalism — every article......
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