19 NOVEMBER 1988, Page 27

Provoking

Sir: Apropos of Neal Ascherson's article in the Observer (23 October), I should like to assure you that although I've never been near a public school I find The Spectator fun. Usually Neal Ascherson is deadly dull. The Spectator should take credit this week for having provoked him into liveliness. P. R. Bonnett

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