The Spectator
Sir: At the end of your highly deserved tribute to the late proprietor and editor, you state your belief that The Spectator's battle against British membership of the European Common Market was mistaken.
If this means that The Spectator is withdrawing from battle, I cannot believe that I will be the only one who will withdraw from among your readership.
This battle must be continued until we are safe from the immense peril under which Mr Heath's disastrous leadership has placed us, and which was successfully cloaked from the voters thanks to Mr Wilson's duplicity. As has been pointed out more than once in your columns, the only human combination which could save us would be a Thatcher/Powell alliance, but the resulting upheaval will lead to such tribulation out of which we shall be brought only by a Second Coming.
M. J. Feaver 14, Radyr Avenue, MayaIs, Swansea.
Sir: As one who sadly saw Lord Thompson take over the Sunday Times, and change it from a grand profit-making British newspaper — pride of staff and readers alike — into a loss-making colonial journalistic rag-bag, I suggest for the future of The Spectator, the words of the old pop song: "Stay as sweet as you are . . Don't let a soul rearrange you."
Leonard H. Pendlebury 24, Sidford House, Hercules Road, London SE1.
Sir: In response to your invitation in your editorial may I (a reader of many years standing) say how much I like articles by Bernard Hollowood, Nicholas Davenport and Patrick Cosgrave. 1 personally am interested in economic and political analysis and 'interpretations', but I like the book reviews also. I appreciate your problems in publishing a weekly in these very difficult times and wish you and The Spectator every success.
John L. Rodrigues 13 Elm Grove, Wimbledon, SW19
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