Sta,—Those of us (if indeed there arc many of us)
who once naïvely imagined that the Spectator was a . Liberal publication have now been shown that although it can be relied on to be well out in front on such matters as the Wolfenden Report, Lady Chatterley's Lover or the latest doings in Darkest Africa, when it comes to the issues that count in our own society it nips smartly back into line at the first hint that the Establishment is in danger. We begin to realise, moreover, that by siphoning off so much moral indignation into side channels (however worthy these may be in themselves), the Spectator acts as a useful safety valve for the Smug Society, and as such is no doubt worth its weight in gold to the Conservative Party.
Your correspondent Mr. G. N. A. Guinness ex- presses an understandable surprise that the Spectator should appear to number so many of Sir Charles Snow's disciples among its readers. I am similarly perplexed as to whether 'The New Men' reflects the views of any significant portion of your readership.
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