26 NOVEMBER 1948, page 18

Socialism And Liberty

Stu,—Very well, I apologise. Mr. Williams does not advocate Socialism "by force" in so many words in his book, The Triple Challenge, even if it is implied. I note that he......

Government English

Sitt,—The latest Report to the Nation maintains the Government's un- broken record of illiteracy. Under the heading: "See how Positioning helps Productivity" there is a picture......

Richard Jefferies

SIR,—May I ask why Mr. C. E. Vulliamy considered "Sparrow and Eagle" an appropriate title for his very unsympathetic review of The Essential Richard lefierlis in your issue of......

The Choice In China

ISut,—Everyone who has lived in China tends to judge the Chinese in terms of his own experience and emotions. I might agree with much that Tony Gibson writes in his letter of......

Anniversary Articles

SIR, —If it is an offence against professional comradeship to print articles on an anniversary too soon, the British Weekly has sinned over the Isaac Watts bicentenary more......

Opinion Polls

SIR,—I am gratified that Mr. W. E. Styler has read both my article and my book, but I am not confused. In my article I wrote that polls had their subsidiary uses ; in my book I......

Women Offenders

StR,—My letter on offences by women which you were good enough to print in The Spectator of September 17th last has brought me an interesi- ing mail-bag—letters from near and......