Letter: Danse macabre

From: The Independent - London | Date: July 19, 2001| Author: Michael Zeffertt | Copyright information

Sir: Some misprints are truly Freudian. In your report on the Tory leadership vote (18 July) you display a table showing the votes cast for each candidate so far under the headings "1st b...

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