[…] Lansley said he was disappointed I had gone public without telling him. Which is fair dos except he could have found out if he had bothered to see me […]

The controversial article triggered a deluge of angry letters from readers.

They ſay You are a ſpot among Chriſtians; and that Religion fareth the worſe for your ungodly converſation, that ſome have already ſtumbled at your wicked ways, and that more are in danger of being deſtroyed thereby; your Religion, and an Ale-Houſe, and Covetouſneſs, and uncleanneſs, and ſwearing, and lying, and vain-Company-keeping, &c., will ſtand together.

'Rhochrematics is not so much a technique but more a way of life, to paraphrase a well known saying,' said Mr Phillips when addressing the members on 6 November.