Politics Of Abortion
Sir: Mr Goodhart is right in his review of 'Abortion Law Re- formed' by Simms and Hindell (10 April). Truly, if you can convince 'a few hundred mrs' and demon- strate that......
Budget Speeches
Sir: Hugh Macpherson (3 April) maintains that Budget speeches have made political reputations in the past, and he cites Gladstone's !Meech in 1853 and Lloyd George's In 1909 as......
Where Women Rule
Sir: Examples of matriarchal societies are not all that difficult to find and John Wain's state- ment (10 April) that 'we have re- cord of no society in which women hold more......
African Education
Sir: I think only three comments are necessary on your article of 10 April, 'Rhodesia: Education for what?' by an unnamed correspon- dent. The first is that in southern Africa,......
Metric Conspiracy
Sir: In his letter (3 April) Mr Pl eetwood-Hesketh did aim at the heart of the affair. Metrication, like other revolutionary matters of t° daY, comes upon us by stealth and then......
Sovereignty And The Common Market
Sir: Patricia MacLaughlin (10 April) tells us we should join the EEC because it is important and we could then influence its policies. If this is a valid reason for submitting......
Orphean Answer
Sir: For a reason too well-known to need remark, I have only just read your Mr Palmer's piece (6 March). Two comments. I have tied a knot in my memory so that I may never......
Books Wanted
Sir: I should like to thank you for your service in providing an op- portunity for subscribers and regu- lar readers to register their 'wants' in the 'Books Wanted' columns. In......
Delphian Poser
Sir: I find myself a little confused. In your advertisements column the question is posed: 'Visiting London?' The answer to our prob- lems is, we are to stay at Dolphin Square......
The Devil Knows
Sir: Mr Simon Raven tells us (3 April) that 'we, with benefit of science, know that there is no devil'. Having speculated ruinously on the Grand National, may I, while thanking......
New Left, Old Right
Sir: An American familiar with New Left politics, I feel compelled to react to several misleading points made by Peregrine Worsthorne in his discussion of us politics (27......
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