22 FEBRUARY 1992, Page 25

To chew or eschew?

Sir: Would John Simpson Meld hostage by Salman Rushdie', 15 February) like us to pull down our public houses for fear of offending Muslim immigrants, to enforce circumcision, eschew bacon, and grovel in the direction of Mecca several times a day?

Simon Raven

73 Church Street, Walmer, Kent