Wherefore Art?
Sir: Anthony Mann's, and your, dislike of the phrase 'state of the art' (Letters, 18 July) must be fuelled by the fact that advertisers use it in almost the reverse of its......
Façades
Sir: I am surprised the recent controversy over the listing of the Financial Times building, Bracken House, has denied architecture its unique quality. Gavin Stamp in his......
Byronic Romance
Sir: I have not seen your issue containing Robert Byron's diary (22 August), but should like to comment upon words con- cerning myself, apparently quoted in it. It is......
Arty Adolf
Sir: Timothy Ash (Pathetic, not tragic', 22 August) appears to be confused when describing Hitler's vocation as a 'ranting house-painter'. Adolf Hitler produced up to 30,000......
Lords' Law
Sir: Further to the unsatisfactory decision of the Appellate Committee of this House in the matter of Spycatcher, is there not an argument for the restitution, in cases where......
Right Track
Sir: Why are not disused railways being used for roads for cyclists? Daphne Hereward Box 6828, Accra North, Ghana......
Boning Up
Sir: I found Mr Quennell's piece about Napoleon (Books, 22 August) diverting. When are we going to see a review? On this may hinge whether to splash out f14.95. Iris Jollye 16......
Precognition
Sir: May I take issue with Colin Welch (Books, 15 August) on a point of metaphy- sics? Suppose, in a dream, I am warned of an impending accident and, thanks to the warning, I......
Anti-american
Sir: Why are you printing Amy Clampitt's New York-style imagist drivel (Books, 8 August)? I subscribe to the Spectator to read well-written English, not American. Laurence......
Unpaid Bill
Sir: Why not give Bill Wells the job of acknowledging the letters you are unable to publish (Diary, Letters, 15 August)? John O'Byrne 32 Glen Drive, The Park, Foxrock, Dublin 18......
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