23 DECEMBER 1972, page 31

The Cultural Left

From Miss B. E. Thomas: iir, While I agree with your vieW , expressed in your editorial of December 9, that it is not surprising to find a pronounced left-wing bias in the......

Sloppy English

Sir: Many BBC listeners must Share, as I do, Mr L. E. Weidberg's bête noire ' negociate ' (his letter, 'December 16). For me the beastliness is shared by the equally insipid '......

Not De-coked

Sir: In your Will Waspe feature in The Spectator for December 9, reference is made to a member of the public not being able to buy a " Coke" in the Crush Bar of the Royal Opera......

Frelimo Activity

Sir: I agree with Brigadier Calvert (Letters, December 9) that Frelimo Claims about their successes in Mozambique should be treated with scepticism. Take the recent attack On......

Man For All Seasons

Sir: Reviewing The Grey Sheep (December 9), Mr Auberon Waugh pays a much deserved tribute to its author, Peter de Polnay. Praise to Mr de Polnay is nothing new; he has been......

Into Europe

Sir: If a casual reader may voice an opinion, I should like to endorse Mr Partridge's remarks (December 2). Who, listening to Mr John Davies's statement of his "passionate......

Clouding The Issue

Sir: Many of the Prime Minister's original policies are either disarranged, dying or dead. I feel that it would be appropriate if Mr Heath were to change the name of his vessel......