From Mr Colin Reid Sir: My Mother, More Than 60
years ago, taught me that 'rolling out' was what you did to pastry, especially puff. Has anything changed? Colin Reid 43 Essex Street, Newbury, Berkshire......
Roll Out The Ballot
From Mr Benedict King Sir: It seems to me that there is a further explanation ('meaning' is too strong a word in the context of this government) for 'rolling out' (Another......
Holy Politics
From Mr Thomas James Sir: Charles Moore is right ('Jesus is not a Tory', 13 November) when he says that Jesus was neither Tory nor New Labour. Everyone knows that he was a......
Sinners List
From Mr Graham Fisher Sir: Paul Johnson's provocative list of the century's greatest leaders (And another thing, 13 November) seems to accept a degree of ends-justifying-means......
Art Of A Master
From Mr Philip Hensher Sir: Simon Schema's characteristically excitable letter (13 November) complains about a number of points he says I made in my review of his book......
British No More
From Mr Bill Cameron Sir: Lord Deedes's otherwise interesting and amusing article ('Whingeing Aussie losers', 13 November) contains one faux pas that may reveal more about his......
From Mr Michael Wharton Sir: No Need For A Botanist
to tell us whether the strawberry is a fruit or a veg- etable. I think it was Bernard Levin who told us how to resolve such questions. Can if be served with custard? So the......
Wild About Strawberries
From Lady Emma Tennant Sir: As a botanically-minded Spectator read- er, I can assure Joan Collins (Diary, 13 November) that the strawberry is indeed a fruit, or, in botanical......