21 SEPTEMBER 1996, page 42

Authorised Delay

Sir: Christopher Fildes says (City and sub- urban, 7 September) that only a brave exciseman would dun Arnold Weinstock for overdue payment of VAT. Indeed. When he took over at......

Upstaged At Epidaurus

Sir: My stomach turned when I read Sheri- dan Morley's review of the National The- atre's production of Oedipus at Epidaurus (7 September). The 'locals' (just a hair's- breadth......

Floreat Radio

Sir: I suppose I should be grateful that Michael Vestey's equivalent of pouring a pint of beer over my head is limited to words, to asserting that John Birt and I nei- ther......

Good Publicity

Sir: It is not clear that Bruce Anderson (Politics, 14 September) or Stephen Glover (Media studies, 14 September) have known Robert Runcie or have read Humphrey Carpenter's......

Jacobs Reconsidered

Sir: Keith Waterhouse has recently remind- ed Spectator readers of his campaign for a commemorative plaque to the author W.W. Jacobs (Diary, 10 August). English Heritage is......

Gill Promotion

Sir: Congratulations on luring the famous A.A. Gill to the pages of your magazine ('Why they hate A.A. Gill', 14 September). Thanks to you, at least 55,475 more people have now......