31 JULY 1971, page 29

Here For The Beer

Sir: Norman Fowler says of the man in the Clapham pub: "Nobody knows what he wants." But it isn't what he wants, it's what he would want if it were there for him. After all,......

Mad On Money

Sir: Mr Nicholas Davenport's articles on finance are among the most enjoyable pieces in your paper. He knows his subject to perfection and insists on calling things by their......

The Shortest Way With F. R. Mackenzie

Sir: One wonders how The Spectator saw fit to give a prize to the story 'The Shortest way with Trespassers' July 17. The obscure and turgid wording conceals a host of delusions......