19 NOVEMBER 1965, page 12

With Liberal Support Sir.-1 Was Interested To Read...

in 'Spectator's Notebook' to the support which Mr. Asquith gave to the Labour party which en- abled it to form a government following the elec - tion in 1923. In that year I was......

The Sex War Sir,- -claire Rayner Complains That I Have

allowed her to have the last word. I did so because I thought the controversy for what it was worth was settled. In any case it is the prerogative of women to have the last word......

Sir,-1 Read With Interest The Article On 'the War On

the Beatniks' now being waged in Cornwall. The Race Relations Bill has now become an Act of Parliament. Would it not be wise for the powers that be in St. Ives to study the new......

War On The Beatniks Sir,—after Re-reading Denys Val...

several times I assume that he is being gently sar- castic when he refers to several dozen beatniks4 sitting 'in all their pleasant eccentricity.' The idea that dirty, untidy,......

Traffic Noise

Sta,—Mr. Oliver Stewart (October 22) appears to hold buses responsible for all the motor-vehicle noise and exhaust fumes from which he suffered at his London office. So far as......

Ben Gurion's Fall Sir — Your Jerusalem Correspondent's...

Israel elections contained a number of down- ,right inaccuracies as well as improbabilities. First, It is utterly untrue to state that 'As if by mutual consen t between the......

The Gift That Lasts A Year

As a, reader you may have the Spectator sent for a year to your friends, in any part of the world, as your Christmas or New Year Gift for almost half the normal subscription......

Helping Fidel Sir,--it May Well Be, As Quoodle Says,...

of British foreign policy that we grant recognition to any government which is reasonably in control of its territory'; but that does not mean we should support it. His......