19 AUGUST 1955, page 18

Politics And The Co-op

SIR,—As a belated Victorian, with clear memories of those remote days when the 'Co-op' not only 'delivered the goods' in excel- lent style to its humble customers, but paid them......

Encouraging Contemporary Craftsmanship

SIR,—Mr. Betjeman has by now established himself as the untiring champion of any build- ing of architectural merit which is in danger. I have always ascribed the severity of his......

The Salk Vaccine

SIR,—Doctor Byrne, in his article of July 22. entitled 'The Salk Vaccine Fiasco,' presents a rather distorted case against the Salk vaccine In the first place it is perhaps......

Commercial Tv And The Press Sta,—the Recent Pep Report On

Commercial TV suggests that the provincial press may be hard hit when the full impact on press advertis- ing revenue is felt. Can it be that this is why Commercial TV......

The Doomed Island

SIR,—Mr. Moray McLaren's concern over the proposed guided-missile station in South Uist is rendered fatuous, not because of his romanticism, but by means of the sheer in-......