18 SEPTEMBER 1976, page 24

Freethinkers

Sir: Quentin Bell (14 August) criticises Ronald Pearsall for arguing in Public Purity, Private Shame that the decline of religion in Victorian Britain was associated with......

Postal Practices Sir : I Am Incensed Into Engaging In

the correspondence concerning 'The Post' by the content and the tone of Mr Young's response to previous correspondents. Mr Young reacts excessively to any criticism of the......

Why Have A Minister?

Sir: 'Why should Mr Mulley be overruled by the Law Lords?' one hears it asked about the Tameside ruling. Maybe the answer lies in another question—'Why should there be a......

Grateful Recollection Sir: As I Have So Far Managed To

exist without having seen or heard a Wagnerian opera—rather as I survived without ever having visited Brighton until quite recently, and hope so to continue without ever......