15 APRIL 1960, page 15

Unnatural Childbirth

SIR,—As a practising midwife of twelve Yea rs experience I should like to sympathise with Monica, Furlong's comments on her experiences in hospita l at the time of the birth of......

Patron Or Dictator?

SIR,—The Arts Council ' s mishandling of its relations with the Carl Rosa Trust has compelled me to speak publicly and often on the subject - far oftener than I could have......

Subsidised Parking?

SIR. - May I take issue with Mr. Gavin Lyall, who criticises the Road Traffic and Roads Improvement Bill on the ground that it does not provide for Treasury grants to be paid to......

• E Bbc ' S Yugoslav Service Carleton Greene Seems To...

the !ssue by stressing that the service is ' firmly in British But is British necessarily synonymous with e k nra Petent - this may be doubted in the case of tu.ro ad casts to a......

El Dorado

SHL—May I offer my sympathy to Miss Penelope Gilliatt for the disgust she experienced while visiting what she considered to be my country and my people? I can readily imagine......

Sir,—in His Article On State Patronage Recently, Mr....

appears to be concerned with the cultural health of the provinces. He finds them barren and their activities under - subsidised, and he pins the blame for this on the Arts......