17 OCTOBER 1987, page 28

Follies

Sir, If follies 'must lie in the eye of the beholder', then much depends on the quality of that eye (and mind) when presenting them to the public. Mr Shomro- ni (Letters, 10......

The Press Council

A Miss Benson complained to the Press Coun- cil about an article by Richard West ('Time to free Mandela', 2 May). This was its adjudication: Richard West's article in The......

Shares Alike

Sir: Perhaps I may make two observations about your comments on Mr Bryan Gould's ideas (Leading article, 3 October). The argument in favour of giving shares in their companies......

Slumming

Sir: A Westminster friend visited Charter- house to play First XI cricket. In later life he says that the visit made him realise, for the first time, that he was a snob. John......