5 MAY 1967, page 26

A Quiet Time Ahead ?

LETTERS From Sir Christopher Masterman, Keidrych Rhys, Lord Sudeley, Laurence Forster, Surgeon Captain T. L. Cleave, RN, Dr Louis Courtney, Rev D. Bruce Cumming, Ernest......

Sir: Are We In For A Few Years Of Quiet

politics 'because of Europe,' a neutralisation of domestic politics and the reverse of Mr Wilson's 1964-66 tactics, as Alan Watkins suggests? From the sidelines perhaps I am not......

Abortion And The Law

Sir: The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Bill is nearing decision. The object of the Bill is to modernise and clarify ill-defined law. One could expect it to comply with three......

Varicose Veins

Sir: 'You are old, Father William, the young man said, You are old and remarkably fat, And yet you repeatedly stand on your head, Pray what is the reason for that?' In Alice in......

Brain Drain

Sir: Why all Ihis fuss about America poaching on our physicians and surgeons after they have been trained at our expense in the medical faculties of our universities? Is not, as......

In Defence Of English

Sir: May I endorse Mr Playfair's plea (28 April) for a pleasing pronunciation of our language, which demands it? French may produce a mono- tonous effect upon the ear. But......