28 FEBRUARY 1969, page 24

Sir: I Should Like To Correct Or Enlarge (which- Ever

way one looks at it) Mr Waugh's statement (14 February) that 'a large part of Sir Alec Douglas-Home's political sex-appeal [to Tories] derives from the fact that he was once an......

Selecting Our Masters

LETTERS From Alan Smith, Diana Attwood, Prudence Bellak, K. Tite, I. Gowrie, Sir James Butler, Dr I. McD. G. Stewart, Giles Playfair, John V. Bryans, John Milne. J. Iheanacho......

The Grand Old Dukes Of The Lse Sir: In The

midst of your leading article 'The grand old dukes of the LSE' (14 February) lies a remark which highlights a flaw in reasoning not uncommon among commentators on the current......

Shrewd Steel

PORTFOLIO JOHN BULL Kaiser Steel, an American share which allows a cheap way into Hammersley, the Australian iron-ore producer, has not yet justified the faith of the many......

A New Balance Of Power?

Sir: Mr Szamuely's faith in the balance of power (14 February) is impressive. It cer- tainly sounds a simple calculation. 'Any one state was to be prevented from becoming strong......

Wreckers In Town

Sir: I was horrified to read Barbara Maude's article about the impending destruction of Chipping Norton (7 February). We now look back in horror at the Victorians (both as......