Letters
Letters: why is the C of E still messing around with the Carlile report?
The Carlile report Sir: The Bishop of Bath and Wells tells us (Letters, 2 December) that nobody is holding up…
Lawyers do make the best MPs (despite Thatcher and Blair)
Proven lawyers Sir: Andrew Watts says that for ‘lawyers in politics, the elimination of risk becomes the highest aim of…
‘The medium is the message’ has never been truer than it is now
The medium is the message Sir: In his piece about the tech-savvy Labour party, Robert Peston writes: ‘A party’s values…
Australian letters
Government by hysteria Sir: In the world where science and politics interact, we see the dismissal of science at the…
To fix this failing government make Gove the CEO and keep May as chairman
Chairman May Sir: Theresa May is the only politician with a mandate to lead, yet doesn’t seem capable of leading…
Letters: Looking for love? Just follow these three simple rules
Rules for romance Sir: Lara Prendergast describes a floundering generation desperate for reliable love but with no real idea how…
Letters: the tyranny of ‘equality of outcome’ in education
Equality of outcome Sir: Rod Liddle exposes some deep flaws in the way children are prepared to play their part…
Letters: Can the French and the British meet each other halfway?
Meeting halfway Sir: If our Brexit negotiator David Davis has not read Robert Tombs’s wonderful article ‘Lost in translation’ (21…
Letters: how the internet became the great polariser
The great divider Sir: Niall Ferguson (‘Tech vs Trump’, 14 October) draws a parallel between the Reformation — powered by the…
Letters: Why do you not mention gun control?
Let’s talk about guns Sir: I was surprised that the cover stories on the recent shootings in Las Vegas (‘Say…
Letters: It is no wonder that so many feel royally screwed by capitalism
What do the Tories offer? Sir: I have been hoping that someone more eloquent than me would respond to your…
If there’s no plan for a hard Brexit, then the Leave campaign must regroup
Fight and fight again Sir: In her Florence speech, Theresa May yet again declared that: ‘No deal is better than…
Australian letters
More please Sir: What a great pleasure it was for me as a hybrid New Zealand / Australian to read…
Letters: the government should not take responsibility for obesity
Fat responsibility Sir: Prue Leith is right to note that the state picks up the bill for our national obesity…
Australian letters
Spreading the word Sir: Yesterday, I left my copy of last week’s Speccie behind at the optometrist after an appointment.…
Letters
The future of Lord’s Sir: Roger Alton (Sport, 2 September) has hit the spot and no doubt touched a nerve…
Australian letters
Odious Sir: It is typical of the sloppy zealotry of your Australian edition, which is so at odds with the…
Letters: On campus censoriousness, by an American student in Britain
Campus censoriousness Sir: I am so grateful to Madeleine Kearns for having the courage to speak out about her experiences…
Australian letters
What’s the question? Sir: Will the wording of the postal plebiscite be set to harvest a ‘Yes’ vote to distort…
Letters: Why General Lee is much maligned
In defence of General Lee Sir: In your leader ‘America’s identity crisis’ (19 August) you state that ‘When General Lee…
‘Levelling down’ in schools is the problem, not the solution
The education gap Sir: It is disappointing that Toby Young (‘Parents, not schools, are key to the knowledge gap’, 5…
Australian letters
Foreign head of state Sir: Neil Brown does a Tony Abbott and conflates republicanism with every socialist cause he can…
Letters: The problem with flying is the airports, not the airlines
Unbearable wait Sir: Like Jenny McCartney, I too am fed up with flying (‘Civilised air travel? Pigs might fly’, 5…
Letters
Pastel atrocity Sir: I note that Professor Flint (‘Constitutional Notes’, 5 August) neglects to mention what is surely the strongest…