No, we won't
Sir: Those of us involved with London Docklands in whatever capacity — profes- sional, voluntary or, as in my case, both expect better of Max Hastings (Diary, 24 July) than to whinge on about 'Outer Mon- golia, aka Canary Wharf.
Being picked up by the scruff of their overpaid, bank-your-salary-and-live-on-your- expenses necks and being thrust into Lon- don Docklands has been the salvation of several national newspapers. Certainly, this was the case with the Times.
Your joint proprietor — and doubtless Max Hastings — would know the full details of how much the same move con- tributed to the resurrection of the Daily and Sunday Telegraphs, dying as they were on their feet in the fetid atmosphere of Peter- borough Court.
Whatever the details, it obviously did the trick for Telegraph finances. Now, surely, it is time for you at The Spectator to move into Docklands and reap the self-same ben- efits. If Mr Hastings is above knowing the local hostelries, we will be happy to initiate you. But move you must.
Osman Streater
St George-in-the-East Trust, St George-in-the-East, Cannon Street Road, London El
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