18 DECEMBER 1976, page 17

Thorneycroft And Powell

Sir: As he contemplates a government spending cut of £5,000 million compared with the £50 million he resigned over twenty years ago, Lord Thorneycroft laments, 'would that we......

Sir: In His Article Lord Thorneycroft Draws Attention To The

political pressures which have persuaded recent governments to increase public expenditure, and pay for this by inflationary means, in order to buy votes; and he sees salvation......

Ireland And Violence

Sir: I have read what Dr Conor Cruise O'Brien has to say about Terror, law and Press freedom (4 December) with great interest and a large measure of agreement. But as a mere......

Sir: Reading Dr O'brien's Silly And Pompous Declaration...

will be happy to leave public life, having done something to stamp out violent extreme nationalism in Ireland,' brought back memories of a clearly very violent, Pyjama-clad......

The Observer, Etc.

Sir: The public controversy over the global scramble of eager purchasers of the Observer will presumably ease with the successful bid of Mr Robert 0. Anderson. One of the more......