19 AUGUST 2000, page 26

Letters

Patriot games From Mr Andrew Marr Sir: Just on the off-chance that a Spectator reader might take him seriously, I thought I'd better correct Andrew Neil's silly assertions......

Aided By The Printer

From Mr Richard Clayton Sir: I think I can offer a clue to the high sales figures (something like half a million) for Tony Parsons's novel Man and Boy (`Babe friendly', 15......

Glover And Women

From Adele King Sir: Stephen Glover writes (Media studies, 29 July): 'All civilised people have reviled Rebekah Wade . . . for publishing a "name and shame" list of paedophiles.......

Scottish Rebels

From Mr Piers Wauchope Sir: As one who fought a Scottish seat (and came third) on the Unionist ticket in the 1997 general election, I very much hope that Allan Massie (`Scottish......

From Mr William Ballantine Sir: Allan Massie Mentions The...

Option, i.e. the setting up of an autonomous party, as a possible route forward for Scots Tories to help solve one of its problems — its perceived lack of Scottish roots and......

Day's Code From Mr John Lidstone Sir: Stephen Glover (media

studies, 12 August) referred to Robin Day as the pio- neer of adversarial television interviewing. That may be true, but I am sure that he was horrified by the standards — if......