Templer, The Irish Tiger
Sir: 'Templer never thought of himself as Irish' (Max Hastings's review of 13 July). The following dialogue took place during Templer's first visit to Kampar in Perak, where I......
Cruelty To Frogs
Sir: I was sorry to read Nigella Lawson's gushing praise of the frogs' legs available in the brasserie she was recommending (13 July). Has she any idea of the revolting cruelty......
Letters Saving The Stones
Sir: It is kind of Lord Montagu to try to assuage my unease about recent events at Stonehenge (Letters, 13 July). He suggests that my reading of newspapers has been 'selective'......
The Public Service Illusion
Sir: I almost weep to say that I agree with Charles Moore's words on this subject (Politics, 20 July). I agree with him as a result of my experiences during a career in the......
Calvinist Coalman
Sir: I was glad to see the letter from the Revd Joseph McMahon (20 July) com- plaining about the misuse of the word `theological'. It is a pity that in the same issue John Lloyd......
No Joy
Sir: In reading through the issue for 20 July, I have the fearful impression that your journal does not have a good word for anybody these days. Auberon Waugh writes about the......
Popish Plot?
Sir: The conversion of the Spectator into a Vatican house journal continues apace. This process reached a new low in this week's issue when no fewer than three major articles......
The Specfator
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