Going For Broke
Sir: I was immensely pleased to read in Nigella Lawson's television review (Arts, 10 September), 'It took foreigners to broke the ceasefire...' She must be the only jour- nalist......
What Facts?
Sir: Your correspondents' discussion (Let- ters, 17 September) of Paul Johnson's whinge (And another thing, 3 September) about Richard Dawkins overlooks how Mr Johnson......
Telling You Why
Sir; We don't need two 'Whys' in glorious, subtle English (Letters, 10, 17 September). We get round the problem with inflection and accent, thus: a) Why (por que) does he need a......
Not Making The Grade
Sir: The reason Nigel Nicolson (Long life, 27 August) has no recollection of what grade he got in his A levels or their equiva- lent seems to be that the vulgar custom of......
War On Women
Sir: I am not sure about Paul Johnson's analysis of women and their rights (And another thing, 10 September). He argues that God made women the moral superiors of men. When did......
Imperfect Present
Sir: Sir Charles Powell tells us CA funda- mental incompatibility, 3 September) that Lady Thatcher cast M. Pompidou's present of a globe into obscurity because it called the......
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Cooked Up Theology
Sir: Jennifer Paterson's food pieces are all very well, but are tending, I would suggest, to become over-egged with Papism. We cannot eat indulgences or attend courses in Cordon......
We Aim To Please
Sir: I am a regular reader and subscriber and would like to say how much we enjoy The Spectator keeping us in touch with the unpleasant aspects of English life. A.M. King 39......
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