Rising Tide Of Waste
From Lizzie Slater Sir: I read Ross Clark's article on the government's recycling initiatives with a sense of profound weariness ('Rubbish policies', 23 October). In between the......
Not My Style
From Francis King Sir: In his review of Neville and June Braybrookes' Olivia Manning (Books, 30 October), Philip Hensher takes me to task, as editor, for not having 'done......
Variety In Brixton
From Lesley Taylor Sir: While I agree with most of Rod Liddle's article on supermarkets ('Free market my eye!', 23 October), I must take issue with him in one respect. Ile says......
A Slur On My Comrades
From Francis Bean ion Sir: I am an Englishman living near Exeter. I was interested to learn from Jane Gardam's review of Doris Lessing's Time Bites (Books, 23 October) that the......
Rian All At Sea
From Jeffrey Bout well Sir: Is Rian Malan from the 'no need to check facts, let's just make it up' school of journalism? In his letter (2 October) he alleges that the Pugwash......
Longer Still
From T. T. King Sir: Paul Johnson (And another thing, 23 October) asks whether any reader knows if Proust wrote a longer sentence than Victor Hugo's 823 words mentioned by......