Losing Gadfly’s sting

How could we afford to lose the Gadfly (Sami Shah, “Blatant self-promotion”, August 1420)? It was my first go-to column as soon as I unwrapped The Saturday Paper. A muchneeded laugh I could share with my partner as I read aloud some of the hilarious retelling of political or social gossip so aptly described by Richard Ackland and his fitting successor Sami Shah. Who is now going to provide me with the lighter serve on politics with a dash of satirical humour on a bed of total irreverence? – Dilhara Gonsalkorale, Glebe, NSW