26 MARCH 1994, Page 24

Between extremes

Sir: Matthew Parris praises the Prime Min- ister's 'very English' middle position on Maastricht — between the Europhobes, who want to keep our national sovereignty, and the Europhiles, who want to give it up Crime to buy shares in Major', 5 Febru- ary). As an English philosopher (J. B. Mor- ton) said, 'Some people say there is a God. Some say there is no God. Personally, I feel the truth probably lies somewhere between these two extremes.'

D. Watkins

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