30 DECEMBER 1966, page 13

Sir,—congratulations On Your Leading Article, 'the Empire...

16). Why have you taken so long to put into print what many right-thinking people have known for years? GERARD COUGHLAN 7 Ranby Avenue, Blackley, Manchester......

Fleet Street Under Pressure

sm,--It is fervently to be hoped that Mr Donald McLachlan's chilling article of December 16 will get a good deal more than passing attention. It is too bad that those who......

Three Cheers For Auntie

TELEVISION By STUART HOOD ETWEEN them, the BBC and the independent p companies are one of the richest sources of patronage in this country. Every producer, whether of drama,......

The Empire Of Make-believe

SIR,--A most pernicious lobby is at work in London—and the SPECTATOR seems to be one of its leaders. This lobby argues not just that the Commonwealth is a useless institution,......