20 MAY 1955, Page 20

SIR,—May 1 congratulate you On the publica- tion of Mr.

Randolph Churchill's articles. It has always seemed to me to be a blot on our public life over the past forty ,years, that one of the easiest ways of gaining) a peerage has been to sell dirt in packets at Id. each; and easiest of all, filth on Sundaysot 2d. Equally reprehensible has been the reluctance of our more reputable dailies to make some attempt to clean the foul corner of the press nest. The Press Council seems to be a very ineffective

antiseptic. For too long have the muck-rakers been immune from criticism, and from the Pillory which is their proper place. Success to your carbolic ink!—Yours faithfully,

E. WILLIAMSON

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