18 MAY 1985, Page 23

Owls and tits

Sir: Your critics (Letters, 4 May) are not young fogeys; they are old poops. But I think the vertical lines should go. They clutter the look of the columns. The right-leaning top titles seem a bit out of sync also.

Otherwise, it's very appealing — espe- cially the cover in colour (4 May): a cheerful reminder that the Spectator is home both to the dignified political owls who inhabit the front and to the charming nest of tits who live in the back pages.

0. M. Casey

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