10 OCTOBER 1970, page 19

Old Men Of The Kremlin

Sir: in his article (26 September) about the length of time some Russians stay in office your con- tributor did not name the man, Mr Suslov who as I remember has been in office......

The True University

Sir: Mr Peter Smith feels that the critics of the Open University would be better employed inquir- ing into the nature of a viable system of education for inex- perienced......

Horse Sense

Sir: I read, with some amazement Nour Notebook of 26 September. I dislike notebook scribblers; pom- pous piddling hacks, admired mainly by idiots and I wish to state this......

Vote For Laura Norder!

Sir: But the seemingly obvious difference between singular and plural has been in almost total confusion for many years. No modern writer, not even an Army expert, has ever got......

Shakespeare And Dr Rowse

Sir: Dr Rowse's contention (26 September) that the young man of Shakespeare's sonnets was the Earl of Southampton is not quite so commonsense as he supposes. One awkward thing......

Lodge Protested

Sir: How splendid to see the Sun of 5 Powis Grove rising yet again to illuminate our political gloom! The warming rays of Mr Skcffing- ton-Lodge once more bring a flush to our......

Liberal Compensation

Sir: Though rather illiberal in some, ways (I support birching, hanging and National Service), I think I can answer Peter Paterson and indeed yourself. The Liberal party is a......

Gimmickry Of Government

sif: Sections of the press are making play with the less personal form of government' we now ex- perience. The Mirror talks of 'The Imisible Man', for instance. TV is not immune......