5 JULY 1946, page 13

An American In England

Sta,—The review in your issue of June 14th, which I have only just seen, of J. Frank Dobie's A Texan in England, seems to me less than gracious and also less than just. Your......

Religion On The Air

SIR,—A body named "The British Institute of Public Opinion" has taken a poll to obtain a popular answer to the following: "No discussions on atheism have been broadcast by the......

Judicial Sabotage

SIR, —The daily Press of June 27th stated that Mr. Bevan, Minister of Health, had said (re the National Health Service Bill), "This amend- ment would mean judicial sabOtage of......

Nationalising Liquor

Snt,—In view of the nationalisation mania I am surprised that no sugges- tion of nationalising the liquor trade has been made. Now that the production of most excisable liquors......

Atomic Control

Sta,—Is not The Spectator losing his sense of proportion? Some time ago Prometheus brought fire to the earth. You, Sir, in your ancestral cave suddenly became vulnerable to any......

Sta,—your Correspondent J. R. Macdonald Has Done A Good...

by drawing attention to this question. In these days of bread-rationing and economic instability, we may well ask ourselves if we are in a position to supply 87o,000 tons of......

Anglomania In Austria

Snt,—I have read Mr. Anthony Nutting's article with great interest and appreciation. I have lived in Austria for many years, and have revisited it regularly until the Anschluss......

Italy's War Record Sir, —permit Me To Say Something About...

Stuart de la Mahotiere's articles on Italy. They show an unfriendly attitude towards the Italians which is comprehensible, but at the same time their writer seems to consider......