21 FEBRUARY 1981, page 15

In The City

Risky ventures Tony Rudd First it was small companies which became f ashionable among investment managers. N . ow the vogue has spread to venture capital situations, preferably......

Contempt And The Nccl

Sir: Paul Johnson (14 February) says that mine was 'a classic case of contempt'. It was indeed a classic case, but for quite different reasons than he suggests. Denning's......