30 AUGUST 1957, page 16

A Sting In A Backwater Sir, — Some Readers Of The Excellent

review by Peregrine Worsthorne of Jean Dutourd's Les Taxis de la Marne may have wondered who was the author of the quotation given as a conclusion to this review. Perhaps it is......

The Oil Companies And Israel Sir, — The Spectator Again...

important public service by raising its voice in protest against British support for the Arab boycott of Israel which is not only morally wrong but which has been con- demned by......

Sir,—how Right You Are, When Stating In Your Thoughtful And

thought-provoking leading article (August 16) that 'the age of economists is dead.' Unfortunately, however, the economists themselves are apparently not yet aware that their......

Sir, — In View Of The Currently Revived Scare Over The...

between heavy tobacco smoking and cancer of the lung, it is perhaps worth recalling, especially to the fanatic tobacco idolator, the follow- ing apposite lines from Charles......

W.i.5 ? • Sir,—in A Few Years' Time My Country

will be independent. Then we shall have our own flag, our own ambassadors and a delegation at the UN. Our Prime Minister will be able to attend meetings of the Commonwealth......

Sin,—i Feel That It Is Necessary To Help Mr. Keller

to get some facts clear. Thus he says, rightly, that the figures for inhalers and non-inhalers are much the same. Confusion has arisen by the use of the expression 'lung cancer'......

King's Cross To Euston Was Very Nearly One Of The

Ignorami' referred to by Mr. Glover, but most careful researches in ABC and Bradshaw revealed to me also the almost solo (!) service to which he referred, thereby proving that......

Toe Carlisle Pubs

SIR, — It is good to sec a national journal like yours taking an interest in the anomaly of our Carlisle State Pub monopoly. This League, which wants to break the monopoly, and......

Civil Liberties Have Just Returned From My Holiday And...

up my copies of the Spectator and have read the letter from Mr. J. B. Parker. He accuses the NCCL of being selective. I would suggest that he is even more selective. He has made......

Plymouth Churches

SIR, — Although one agrees so much with Mr. Betjeman's various remarks about the importance of preserving beautiful and historic buildings, it is difficult to go the whole way......