Lichfield Lives On
From Michael Moszynski Sir: Your readers may have wondered about the bizarre timing that, on the day that Patrick Lichfield died, The Spectator hit their doormats with a......
Our Improving Railways
From Adrian Lyons, CBE Sir: It is rather sad that the only journalism which Andrew Gilligan believes has any validity is that which is remorselessly negative (‘The silence of......
Dave And The Dinosaurs
From Sheila Donaldson Sir: I thought the whole essence of David Cameron’s leadership campaign was the idea of change. If, as Peter Oborne suggests (Politics, 19 November), he......
Big Bang Is A Fact
From James O’Dwyer Sir: Paul Johnson (‘And another thing, 12 November) betrays a certain naivety in his understanding of theoretical physics and the scientific method. He tells......
No Such Council
From Paul Johnson Sir: In criticising my theology (‘Letters, 19 November) Michael Dummett cites as his authority ‘the Council of Constantinople of AD 543’. There were in fact......
Nicotine Lovers
From Jim Dunne Sir: I agree with the general thrust of Guy Adams’s argument (‘Bullying for charity’, 12 November) but he is wrong about smoking in pubs. The Republic of Ireland......
Waugh’s Pc Christmas
From Matthew Leeming Sir: ‘The Spectator’s Notes’ (12 November) finds a fictional parallel in Narnia to the suppression of the custom of Christmas under the Blair terror. There......
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