Mccarthy Witches

Sir: When I read the opening line of Anita Brookner's review (Books, 24 July) — `No one, but no one, had a more disgraced and intimidating childhood than Mary McCarthy' — I......

Facing Which Way

Sir: Your Portrait of the Week (10 July) records an event the news of which has not otherwise been reported on American shores: 'Fifteen women climbed over the walls of......

Spectator Party

Sir: In complete agreement with the sug- gestion of Dov Midalia (Letters, 10 July) that The Spectator should form the next government may I put forward the name of Digby......

Last Desire

Sir: As the result of disclosures made recently in the name of 'openness', I find myself fancying the Head of MI5. Were we perhaps better off under the old dispensation? Richard......

Letters Advice For Sir Alec

Sir: Alec Guinness complains (Diary, 10 July) of waiters asking 'if everything was to his satisfaction'. In the United States this practice is almost de rigueur. There it almost......

A Stitch In Time

Sir: I have long been an admirer of Charles Moore's contributions to your magazine and have reason to be grateful for his abili- ty to expose our tendency to choose the path of......

Windy Words

Sir: The financial attractions of wind-farms are considerable so long as the UK con- sumer is providing the subsidy (And anoth- er thing, 17 July.) UK power generators are......