5 JULY 1975, page 5

Spectator July 5, 1975

Sir: I feel that Commander Young's (Letters, June 28) criticism of my article on defence cannot pass unchallenged. We live in a cynical world in which such 'old-fashioned'......

Ex-leaders

Sir: Nothing has better illustrated Mr Heath's total unfitness for the leadership of a great party than his attitude towards those laced with the unenviable task of restoring......

Our Role In The Market

Sir: What a sad comment on our insularity as a nation and lack of vision as a people (politicians can be forgiven, they're not 'people'), that so little iMPortance was and is......

Sir Keith's Principles

Sir: After reading Sir Keith Joseph's seven 'Tory re-think' speeches and the first pamphlet from the Centre for Policy Studies I agree with Patrick Cosgrave (June 21) that they......

Causes Of Wars

Sir: I have not read Professor Fritz Fischer's book and therefore can comment only on the views expressed in A. L. Rowse's review of it (The Spectator, June 28). His......

Opposing Comprehensives

Sir: Many parents are seriously concerned at the extension of comprehensive schools and, as a practical counter-measure, I would suggest the setting-up in all our towns and......

Imperial Titles

From Professor G. L. Huxley Sir: The United Kingdom ceased to be an imperial power years ago, and now, having joined the EEC, the country is not even an autonomous nation-state.......

Good Cause

Sir: A Spectator article by Erin Pizzey ('Violence begins at home', November 23, 1974) outlined the needs and difficulties of women who were trying in the most desperate......