6 MARCH 1964, page 16

The Kissing's Over

SIR,—Some time ago the Spectator printed a memor- able cartoon in which a leading member of Her Majesty's Government, as a latter-day Hieronimo, attempted to demonstrate just......

Phd In Cornish

SIR,—You wondered (on January 10) how a 'PhD in Cornish' can have been awarded to a candidate at Columbia University. The language being 'virtually extinct . . . who, then,......

Towards A New Ss?

SIR,—Pierced by A. Edkins's flashing wit and pul- verised by the subtle sledgehammers of his satire, it has taken me a little time to grasp the truth of the corrective that he......

Trade Unions And The Law

SIR,—In his contribution to your issue of February 21 David Watt omits mention of one political group- ing which for several years has been urging re- examination of the legal......

The Psyche Unchained

SIR,—I have read with interest the letter from Mr. Gittings, but think he is wrong on one point at least. Richard Abbey must have known of the 'Chancery Fund' as he (together......

Sta,—my Thanks To David Rees For His Level Notice On

my book Mud Pie. But the book (though it is, as the introduction says, a brief survey of the anti- nuclear movement's public performance and impres- sion on the British public,......

German Double-think

Sus,—In most of her articles from Germany, Sarah Gainham reveals a superb insight into German politics as well as feelings. But a recent contribution (Spectator, February 14)......

The Incomes Policy Myth

SIR,—In his article based on our modest submission to the National Incomes Commission last week, Nicholas Davenport has drawn conclusions rather more dismissive than we had......

The Only Way

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