21 APRIL 1967, page 31

The Opiate Of Deterrence

Sir: Mr Ivor Richard's reply (7 April) to Mr Powell's article is a splendid illustration of the weakness of the official strategic doctrine. His con- tention that 'nuclear......

An Easter Sermon

Sir: There is surely a great difference between lik- ing Christianity as history and believing its pro- positions to be true (Michael W. D. White's letter, 14 April). Unless, of......

London's Bastilles

Sir: The two well written letters in the SPECTATOR of 14 April interest me very much. One is written by a man who claims he spent a few days in Brix- ton Prison four years ago.......

Sir Oracle

Sir: May I comment on Mr Donald McLachlan's remarks about the Peter Simple column (14 April)? Dewing the ten years I have been concerned with this column—four years in......

Freedom Or Else

Sir: Your correspondent C. R. A. Swynnerton (14 April) writes about my article on Turkey as one might expect from those who take a simple view of politics and assume a......

The Language Of Politics

LETTERS From T. E. W. Baldry, Ernest Heaton, Miss Katharine M. R. Kenyon, Michael I. Harring- ton, Michael Wharton, Keith Kyle, G. Meynell, A. Oommen, C. D. Filcher. Sir: Alan......