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Sir: With the cartoon on the cover of your issue of 22 March you plumbed the same depths as those that were familiar to readers of Der Stürmer from 1923 until the end of the second world war. Its publisher, Julius Streicher, would have found your picture familiar since, although intended as a hate-filled portrayal of an Arab, it could equally well be caricaturing a Jew. Both Jews and Arabs are Semitic peoples and this anti-Semitic cartoon should be offensive to both. You have not served your readers or this country well by publishing this cartoon and I hope that you never repeat such a piece of obscene propaganda.
Navin Sullivan
London N2
Noble Deedes
Sir: Peregrine Worsthorne’s compelling review of my biography of W.F. Deedes (Books, 22 March) strikes a discordant note in the final paragraph when it suggests that Bill spoke of ‘his last colleagues’ at the Daily Telegraph as ‘a stinking mob’. Bill used that phrase after the sacking of his friend Sue Ryan, and it referred specifically to the management of the company, as is made clear in my book. Bill would never have referred to journalistic colleagues in those terms.
Stephen Robinson
London NW1
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David
March 28th, 2008 9:57pmI loved last week's cover!
Great stuff!
John Marshall
June 15th, 2008 8:44pmSir, I am horrified on hearing of the alteration of a book review concerning Bill Deedes in order to protect your proprietors. This is betrayal, like discovering a dear old friend has been rogering your sheep. I regret I will not be reading The Spectator any more.