Ossian
Sir: Hugh Trevor-Roper ('Wrong but romantic', 16 March) does not resolve the dilemma posed by Macpherson — either the man made up the lot out of his own head, in which case he......
Dunboyne's Munificence
Sir: I venture to correct Mark Pinkerton (Letters, 16 February) about John, the Catholic Bishop of Cork who became 22nd Lord Dunboyne in 1786. John was then no more than 56 (the......
Costly
Sir: Paul Johnson's claim that Australia and New Zealand 'have always been accus- tomed to getting defence on the cheap' by courtesy of Britain and the US (Pacific Cold War', 23......
Bowel Trouble
Sir: During its passage through the Specta- tor's sub-editorial bowels the vitello tonna- to of last week's 'Imperative cooking' was changed into vitella tomato. I write not in......
Scottish Heritage
Sir: I owe you and the readers of the Spectator an apology for the apparent illegibility of my handwriting that caused the mistakes (peculiarly blushmaking for someone so severe......
Letters
Authors and publishers Sir: I cannot allow Richard 01lard's some- what crotchety little bit of self-justification (Letters, 23 March) about the jacket copy of Philip Ziegler's......
Engineers' Windows
Sir: Engineers are commemorated in West- minster Abbey, in most of the windows along the north side of the nave and north choir aisle ('Engineers' Corner', Books, 23 March). Why......
Thatcher's Britain
Sir: May I posit the alternative to 'Ange- lophir (Letters, 2 March)? A campaign for blue buses, yellow taxis and the whole- hearted acceptance of British Telecom's excellent......
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