28 JANUARY 1966, page 13

Sir.—mr. Maude Is Not The First To Write Of His

party's 'instinct for survival,' but one still wonders what this is. I, too, have an instinct for survival: so do a lot of people (lemmings excepted), so it can be no Tory......

Sir,—while Agreeing With Angus Maude's Article In...

one pretty basic fallacy in the .article which needs to be pointed out. Mr. Maude states his belief in the 'basic soundness' of the `British people's political instincts' and......

Where Have All The Children Gone?

By DAVID ROGERS LEEDING good it is here.' Edward climbs to the top of a tree in Peckham Park Road and swings down on a rope. 'What I like best is kick- ing people in the face as......

Involving The Queen

SIR.—II is distasteful to many who are monarchists by conviction rather than for convenience that the Queen should be regarded as an instrument to be used by the government of......

Etteari Irne

I O From: Michael Astor, Norman Shrapnel, Michael I. Harrington, Ian Plenderleith, David Morrison, Mary Eagling, M. G. de St. V. Atkins, John Macdonald, Maurice Chandler, G.......

Sir.—mr. Maude's Article And The Reactions To It Are Clear

evidence that the frustrations of oppo- sition are driving the Tory party into a dangerous and self-defeating mood. With Mr. Wilson capturing the headlines with a new move......

Sir.—by Taking Criticism Out Of The Smoking-room Corner...

has struck a revolutionary blow for Conservatism which, to my knowledge, is making quite a few shrewd Labour men shiver a little. Actually to talk these things out, devant les......

The Importance Of Mr. Gott

SIR,--Alan Watkins's article on 'The Importance of Mr. Gott' in your issue of January 21 was extremely interesting. This is the first recognition I have read by a leading......

Think Again, Mr. Crosland

SIR,-1 sympathise with much that Mr. Cobban wrote in your issue of January 21, but the future of the direct-grant schools is linked with that of the maintained grammar schools.......