18 MAY 1985, page 23

Moscow Man

Sir: Your regular sniping at the Guardian's Moscow man, Martin Walker, reflects no credit on your judgment or sense of fair- ness. Unlike other correspondents, Mr Walker does......

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......

Petite Noblesse

Sir: Since, contrary to all rules of correct journalistic conduct accepted outside the High Court, your contributor Taki has cited me by name as a source in his column from New......

Unsparing

Sir: Colin Welch's remarks on punishment (Centrepiece, 4 May) recall a cartoon in the Spectator many years ago: Convicted prisoner: 'Your Honour, spare me. I am merely a product......

Foresight

Sir: Your reviewer, Alexander Chancellor, hardly does justice to Baron Reuter (Books, 11 May). He writes, `In April 1863, Reuters brought news to London of the assassination of......

The Spectator

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Paul Johnson Is Abroad, Christopher Fildes Is On Holiday.

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