2 MARCH 1996, page 28

Letters Against Paul

Sir: Your correspondent Paul Johnson, who may or may not be remembered as a for- mer editor of the New Statesman, launched a hysterical attack last week (And another thing, 24......

Neutral On Paul

Sir: There is a respect in which I welcome Paul Johnson's tirade against Cezanne's painting and influence on 20th-century art (And another thing, 17 February). Though blind to......

Sir: Paul Johnson Informs Your Readers That I Am...

in which case he is a pussy-cat. Should they wish to judge the accuracy of the rest of his piece, they might like to know that far from 'doing the trick' with the 'shadowy......

For Paul

Sir: Mr Bernard gives us another letter (24 February) of the usual type: 'I am an intelli- gent, civilised, tolerant fellow, but I say that ratbag Johnson should be silenced.'......

Sir: Poltroon: 'spiritless Coward' (oxford Dictionary).

Having worked for the Prime Minister, I can assure you that it is not the Prime Min- ister who is the poltroon but Paul Johnson. The evidence of his article (And another thing,......