North Of Watford

Sir: Where is Queen of The South (Specta - tor Sport, 12 May)? Dumfries is the Queen of The South. Dumfries is in Scotland. I am your Dumfries reader. D. A. Yerrill Cedar House,......

Sir: Allan Massie Ends His Consideration Of The Possible...

of the United Kingdom by arguing from the particular opinion of the Northern Ireland councillor, Rhoda Paisley, whom he informs us `is against integration and regards Westmins-......

High-low

Sir: After Taki's dreadful apologia 'Some of my best friends are gay' piece, and Jeffrey Bernard's superb description of the Newmarket races (12 May), may I beg that the switch......

Double Tax

Sir: Those of us who pay rent have been paying rates for years. No landlord misses the opportunity to defray a rates bill through rents paid to them. Will tenants have to pay......

116 Years Ago

Sir: A somewhat belated (The Spectator takes time to reach this former out-post of Empire) comment on the 'One Hundred Years Ago' column in your issue of 21 April — the......

Chandler And Parker

Sir: In his review of 'Poodle Springs' Mark Illis (19 May) writes that he believes that the join between Chandler's opening and Parker's continuation occurs around chap- ter 8.......

Bbc Wrong-footed - Sir: Further To Simon Heifer's Article...

19 May), it is not only Michael Heseltine who has been embarrassed by the much better than expected Conserva- tive election results. The BBC's On the Record programme (broadcast......