Sir: Has Paul Johnson Finally Become Unhinged? His...

Jacques Delors to Pierre Laval will not be taken seriously by anyone. As for Johnson's end- ing statement, 'We must not let these things happen, even if it means taking to the......

Treble Quotes

Sir: The argument between Bruce Ander- son and Simon Heifer about invented quotes is not a new one, (Politics, 17 Octo- ber; Letters, 31 October, 14 November). The late Paul......

Boob Of The Year

Sir: Thank you for the finest howler seen in many a year: the spelling of the name of the mistress of Louis XIV, as perpetrated not once! no mere printer's error! — sever- al......

Arabinaics

Sir: Her appetite whetted by reviewing the new Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Books, 31 October), Hilary Mantel wants to know what else was said by Serjeant Ara- bin,......

Clichés Of The Road

Sir: Unable to kick-start my business and having thereby missed the European train, I got on my bike and found myself in the slow lane. As I freewheeled along thinking about the......

The Queen's Liberty

Sir: I have noted the comments in Boris Johnson's article of 10 October (`East, West, which is best?') referring to 'Aus- tralia's sudden abandonment of the British honours......

Small Benefit In Chile

Sir: Christopher Fildes (City & suburban, 12 September) recommended Minister Peter Lilley to consult his opposite number in Chile as to how to privatise old age pen- sions.......