Bucking The Issue

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Frugal Intellectuals

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Moustache Warning

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Sauce Source

Sir: Pot and kettle department: Sheila Hutchins (Letters, 10 May) takes the otherwise excellent Jennifer Paterson cor- rectly to task on the latter's recipe for Cockaleekie. But......

Burns's Reputation

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Letters Silent Union

Sir: I do not wish to comment on Paul Johnson's account (9 May) of the printing unions' refusal to allow the Observer to print a book review by me or to let its readers know......

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