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Sir,—yes, Mr. Finch—circumstances Alter Cases. Commander...

the time of the alleged incident. If the state is to permit homo- sexual acts in private it cannot, to be consistent. condemn Commander Courtney's conduct. DAVID G. WOODLEY 9......

Homosexuals And The Law

Sta,--In his article. 'A New Deal for the Homo- sexual' (February 4). Mr. Christopher Chataway, MP, mentions that both Gallup and NOP now show a clear majority in favour of......

Sir,—one Gets More Than A Little Tired Of Having The

stiews of the Church of Scotland on homosexual law reform persistently paraded as though they were the only religious body whose attitude mattered. In fact their opinions are......

The Scandal Of Parkhurst Jail Six,--giles Playfair Is, I...

completely over- stating the case for what he calls a 'progressive penal policy with its emphasis on reform.' The prime object of the law is surely to protect the legal rights......

From Rumania With Love Sta. \ir. Malcolm Rutherford...

with Love') states 'the Russians had treated [the Ruman- ians] with more than usual clumsiness from the begin- ning,' and that 'It dawned eventually on even the most pro-Soviet......

Blunden Versus Lowell Sir,--mr. Robert Lowell Has Spoken...

dig- nity and sense one expects from him of the results of the election to the Oxford Professorship of Poetry, and of his admiration for Mr. Blunden's work; and there we can......

Morals And Rolitics

Stx,--Dizzy wasn't the only sensible one—when Gladstone, as leader of the Liberal party, was as „al to condemn Parnell, he replied: 'What! because a man is called a leader of a......

Left, Right

SIR,—I am a sixth-former at one of the oldest, ant what is acknowledged as one of the best, grammar schools in the country, and it is now faced with the bogy of comprehension.......

Labour Corps Sir,—i Am Obliged To Mr. Desmond Donnelly For

his kind remarks about our eating habits but he is much less than accurate in writing 'some City Editors are even welcomed at board lunches.' My experience is that all City......

Two That Didn't Get Away Sir,-- I Understand That...

contain expressions of opinion capable of being construed as critical of the Soviet political system. His works were published in the West. It needs, therefore, no innuendo of a......