20 DECEMBER 1980, page 27

Dog Fighting

Dog fighting -- I Sir: Auberon Waugh's intemperate ripumt: (6 December) to Conor Cruise O'Brien's strictures on the press brings to mind the immortal words of Mandy Rice Davies,......

Watts On Medicine

Watts on medicine Sir: With reference to Brian Inglis's article 'Medicine and the media' (29 November, I cannot discern whether he is simply reluctant to sully opinion with......

[sir: I Was Astonished To Read Your Leading...]

Letters Aught for Polish comfort? Sir: I was astonished to read your leading article of 6 December, the more so as you Conclude that there is no need to be 'unduly Squeamish'-......

Running Up

Running up Sir: Referring to Alan Gibson's interesting article in your 6 December issue, Kenneth Farnes took eleven paces in his run-up to the wicket. I have counted them more......

[sir: If You Will Forgive Me Saying So, Your...]

Sir: it you will forgive me saying so, your editorial on Poland does seem to contain an uncommon number of false assumptions. Press reports assert that the Polish government has......