16 APRIL 2005, page 24

Life Begins At Conception

From Lama Jampa Thaye Sir: Your correspondent James Guest was correct about one thing in his letter concerning abortion (Letters, 9 April). God has certainly not spoken to us......

From Mary Kenny Sir: Some Points Of Information For Mr

James Guest: Abortion is not mentioned in the Bible because it could not then be done without risking the mother’s life. It only became a safe and simple medical procedure for......

Grating Dead

From Scott Rasmussen Sir: Regarding Charles Spencer’s paean to the Grateful Dead (Arts, 2 April): he might be of a different opinion as to the merits of this band had he gone to......

Hot Air Orson

From Andrew McCullough Sir: Rupert Christiansen, in his review of Peter Brook (Books, 26 March), notes that Brook made a 75-minute television film of King Lear with Orson......

Suffrage Approved By All

From Andrew Roberts Sir: The Liberal party did not bring in female suffrage (Answers to Spectator/ YouGov poll, 9 April), but the wartime Coalition government which included the......

Toffs And Heroes

From Nicky Samengo-Turner Sir: Sam Leith has got the wrong end of the class-warrior stick rather than Max Hastings (Books, 9 April). Hastings’s analogous reference to hunting is......