11 NOVEMBER 1955, page 18

Oxford Divided Sir,—ii Is Only Out Of Personal Respect For

the Dean of Christ Church that I am replying to Mr. Blake's letter of last week. The Oxford press reported the Dean as having appealed for the support of Christ Church Members,......

Sir,—i Hesitate To Criticise One Who Is An Epoch-making...

a brilliant poet. 0 , modern-minded lecturer and critic, but I foe' that Mr. Amis has been a bit too generous to Ker. I used to attend Ker's lectures and Y 185 simple enough to......

The Pure In Heart

SIR,—There must be a great many people who have read Six Against 7'yrantty (by Inge Scholl) who have felt that we in this country ought to pay some tribute to those very valiant......

The Scholar As Critic

SIR,—I do not think we ought to accept Mr. Amis's belief that W. P. Ker was 'hostile or contemptuous', to 'modernity' without weigh' ing the evidence of the preface to his......

Sm,—sir Angus Watson Starts His Letter In Your Issue Of

November 4 with a question. He wants to be reassured that the Chancellor's new taxes will 'spread the burden among all individual citizens,' He then goes on to suggett that this......

Mr. Butler's Budget Sra,—sir Angus Watson Says That He...

• the intention of Mr. Butler's Budget is to enforce reduced spending by our citizens. One presumes that this statement is not meant to be taken as it stands. Most citizens will......

The Name's The Same

SIR,—Reviewing my novel, The Primrose Patti Isabel Quigly refers to my 'respectable literar antecedents.' Lest this be misunderstood, may I make it clear, out of fairness to Mr.......

Opectator

AT the Kent meeting on Saturday last, Lord WINCHELSEA said he would oppose the vote by d ballot, because he hoped to God the day woul d never come when an Englishman should be......