7 DECEMBER 1996, page 36

Perfect Plungers

Sir: Thousands have no doubt already writ- ten to deny Digby Anderson's impetuous condemnation of what he calls 'plungers' and which most of us call the cafetiere (Food, 30......

Not Everyone's Happy

Sir: In his article about Peter McKay's departure from Punch (Media studies, 30 November), Stephen Glover states that, 'The marvellous thing is that everyone seems much happier,......

Absurd Suggestion

Sir: Even from the perspective of distant Australia, Edward Lucie-Smith's claim in your pages (Arts, 30 November) that 'now Francis Bacon is dead, David Hockney is Britain's......

Who Do You Believe?

Sir: Andrew Roberts's letter of 23 Novem- ber misrepresents what I wrote. I did not say I believe, because 'a German colonel' once told me, that 'the July conspirators were in a......

Take Us Anywhere

Sir: Despite Dr Jaffe's distinguished career as Mayor of Bournemouth, author of Promiscuity and GP for 45 years, he is unqualified to undertake post mortems. His tiresome......

Parti Pris

Sir: Readers should be grateful to Mr Lowenthal (Letters, 30 November) for so graphically recreating the Alice in Wonder- land atmosphere that surrounded the Hiss case at the......

Changing Times

Sir: The Times used to be the best newspaper in the world. Here are some headlines to articles printed in it today: 7 October: 'Snow-white gets mini-camera to keep bodice pure.'......