16 AUGUST 1968, Page 26

Great Scott!

Sir: Christopher Driver's reply (9 August) to Bill Grundy's article about the Guardian was not very convincing. To say that David Hol- brook 'once' suggested himself for a profile is typical of the bitchiness of which Bill Grundy complains. And Bill Grundy did not in fact describe Holbrook as an egomaniac.

It is indeed sad to see the Guardian reduced to its present state. The only consolation is that not many people do see it.