1 APRIL 1966, page 15

The Scandal Of Parkhurst Jail

SIR,—Mr Wheatley asks why you bothered to pub- lish something by a 'Felon' about prisons. Surely with a little thought Ml Wheatley might have answered his own question: it is......

Vouchers In Welfare

SIR, —In your 'Spectator's Notebook' on March 25 your reference to Liberal views on 'Vouchers in Wel- fare' gives the impression that Professor Michael Fogarty was the author of......

On Fluoridation

SIR, —My attention has been drawn to the letter from Mr Farquhar in your issue of March 18 in which he claims that the US experiments show that nothing has gone wrong.......

I Cannot Appreciate Why G. Reichardt, Who Obviously Has...

and practical views on the value of deterrents, should be so wrathful as to denounce my plain and downright denunciation of criminals as nasty and cheap. Surely the subject is......

The Cane In Schools

attended a mixed elementary school from 1904 to 1911. On only one occasion was a girl caned. It was considered that the nature of her offence war such that it could only be......

Profits In Cowardice

Sta,—All credit to David Rees for his careful reading of Rovere (page 377. SPECTATOR, March 25, 1966).. It It was indeed my old friend Tommy McIntyre who 'put the real muscle......