Episcopal Contrasts
From Timothy O’Sullivan Sir: In later life Cardinal Hume regretted choosing the cloister over training for mortal combat in 1941 (Books, 28 May). He would tell anybody who cared......
From Robert Triggs Sir: It Is Greatly To The Credit
of the late Cardinal Hume that he believed in people’s freedom to buy private education. The late Bishop of Liverpool David Sheppard was much more politically correct. More than......
A Burger To Read
From Wynn Wheldon Sir: I’m afraid I must take exception to Lloyd Evans’s defence of The Da Vinci Code (Arts, 28 May). While Dan Brown may well be smarter and better informed......
Clarke’s Your Man
From David Meikle Sir: I often find myself in agreement with Charles Moore, but we diverge when it comes to his views on the Conservative party (The Spectator’s Notes, 28 May).......
A Biased System
From John Maloney Sir: Your editorial of 21 May says the Tories must fight street by street with the Boundaries Commission to eliminate Labour’s rotten boroughs. I’m sure they......
Painterly Pique
From Dr J.W. Millar Sir: I enjoyed Michael Prodger’s article on George Stubbs’s magnificent equestrian portrait of ‘Hambletonian Rubbing Down’ (Arts, 14 May). As a child I often......
Tasty Trees
From Martin Kidd Sir: I was amused by Nigel Farndale’s piece (Diary, 28 May) concerning the disposal of his Christmas tree. Here in Berlin everything is recycled and nothing......
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