5 FEBRUARY 2005, page 19

One Fine Day

From Bob Gardiner Sir: I very much sympathise with Miriam Gross about her £50 fine (Diary, 29 January). Recently, I went into London during a public holiday and stayed at a......

Glorious Beasts

From N. Davies Sir: I am impelled to challenge Matthew Parris’s views on the goat (Another voice, 22 January) and make my plea for this splendid animal, which is loyal,......

Grammar’s Wisdom

From Philip Pullman Sir: I’m grateful for the attention Charles Moore pays my Guardian article about the teaching of grammar (The Spectator’s Notes, 29 January), but I don’t......

Surprise, Surprise

From David Cameron MP Sir: If Simon Heffer spent more time studying Conservative policy rather than referring to the party as ‘silent, confused and uncommitted’, he might be in......

A Doctor Gripes

From Allan Buckley Sir: Theodore Dalrymple (‘A doctor’s farewell’, 22 January) complains that the NHS would not pay for the retirement lunch of his consultant wife. Could I......