Satanic Comedy

Sir: You wrote some weeks ago, with reference to The Satanic Verses, that it was surprising that there had not been earlier protests about other books offensive to Islam. These......

Friend Of China

Sir: Harry Phibbs (`Friendship in adversi- ty', 5 May) drew attention to the ideologic- al difficulties faced by various obscure organisations which supported the regimes in......

Mad Cow Syndrome

Sir: Ruth Rees did well to get a reply from her MP (`l-low not to win friends', 14 April). I wrote to our (Tory) MP asking that he support Sir Anthony Meyer and saying that I......

Rottweiler Rory

Sir: Rory Knight Bruce's article (`Give me back my arm', 5 May) is an amusing yet no doubt painful account of the sainted editor of Londoner's Diary being savaged on the arm.......

Adams Om?

Sir: No, Neil Kinnock will not give A. N. Wilson the OM (Diary, 12 May). First, he will never be Prime Minister; secondly, the OM is in the personal gift of the Sovereign.......

Heritage Success

Sir: In the article 'Defending one's own castle' (7 April), Gavin Stamp points to a difficult aspect of listed building control, namely, prosecution for unauthorised work and......

Dhiren Bhagat Memorial Appeal

IN THE tragic death of Dhiren Bhagat, British and Indian journalism lost one of its brightest stars. As Spectator read- ers will remember, few could match Dhiren Bhagat for his......