25 DECEMBER 1953, page 14

The State And The Bbc

SIR,—Sir Compton Mackenzie's categorical statement that " the -BBC, however, is an instrument of the State " must mean either that he regards that body's charter as a sham, or......

Sir,—while I Unfortunately Missed ' Sir Compton...

the Scottish Conspiracy Trial; the subsequent letters of Sir William Hamilton Fyfe and Mr. James Shaw , are not unworthy of closer inspection. Sir William can find some excuse......

Tele-scope • Sir,—the Tv Contro4ersy Suggests That There...

some general disquist as to its future: a longer view might reveal the urgency of considering another aspect of the problem. Smoking and mechanical entertainment already absorb......

Sta,—in Commenting On A Recent Case In Scot- Land You

referred to " the extent to which England and Scotland are separate countries," the implication being that they are essentially separate. But to what extent are they really......

.centers Fo The Editor

SCOTTISH CONSPIRACY SIR,—My purpose in taking part in this correspondence, arising from Compton Mackenzie's recent article on the above sub- ject, is most certainly not to......

Sir,—many Of Your , Readers• Who Had Not Followed...

of the Conspiracy Trial at Edinburgh will have been confused by Sir Compton Mackenzie's Sidelight on the subject in your issue of 11th Decetfiber. Perhaps a little background......