31 OCTOBER 1970, page 20

That 'conservative'

Sir: May I remind 'A Conservative' who reviewed Right Turn of George Meredith's definition of cynicism as 'intellectual dandyism'. The ordinary people of this coun- try, who are......

The Expelling Of Rudi

Sir: Dutschke's case is not one deserving consideration on grounds of political asylum. Whatever grievances the students of today may have they do not justify riot- ing, damage,......

Bank Manners

Sir: The attitude of the Banks to their customers has long been at variance with their advertising campaigns. Barclays' advertising boys may well see the £50,000 which they......

Too Much Government

Sir: How right David Williams is about risks. When people asked why I be- came incumbent of a Lake Dis- trict Parish twenty years ago, aged sixty, I answered that it was the......

Reinterpretations

Sir: As one member of the audience who, without having known exactly what to expect from this 'programme of reinter- pretations' nevertheless stayed to enjoy the Scratch......

End Of Pencil Ends

Sir: Since 3 October when I re- vealed in your columns that I accumulate pencil ends too short to use with comfort, too long to throw away without feelings of guilt, and asked......

Competition

No. 628: Pour rire Set by Stephen Corrin: In a dis , cussion on 'The Future' a speaker on the French radio declared re- cently that he would like to see the establishment by......