7 APRIL 1967, page 23

Sir: It Is Difficult To Resist The Conclusion That Mr

Enoch Powell was not so much writing a defence thesis for Britain in your issue last week as express- ing irritation with Mr Denis Healey's tortuous verbiage in the Commons......

Politicians And Corruption

Sir: Long may Mr J. H. Plumb go on reminding your readers about the political genius of Walpole, but when he suggests (17 March) that posterity owes little or nothing to the......

A Nation Unprepared

Sir : Your article 'A nation unprepared' (31 March) states that the 'Torrey Canyon' was 'equipped with every modern navigational device.' This is not so, for she was not......

The Opiate Of Deterrence

LETTERS From Ivor Richard, MP, David Howell, MP, Victor Montagu, W. L. Spalding, Dr M. M. Sundle, Ronald Fletcher, Roger Wimbush, Henry Burrows, C. G. Byrde, Michael Boston.......

An Easter Sermon

Sir: I suppose one can assume, human nature being what it is, that a sermon from a reformed sinner cuts more ice with most of us than a sermon preached by a saint. That Mr Hogg......

No Help Wanted

Sir : It is a frequently noted paradox that those who are paid the most for writing and talking about education are furthest from the classroom, and it is significant that your......

Supermarket Style

Sir: The article 'Supermarket style' shows that John Rowan Wilson is out of touch with modern Ges. Unfortunately, so too are many other writers on the subject, including......

Sir: Mr Enoch Powell's Article Questioning Ortho- Dox...

on the nuclear deterrent is to be warmly welcomed. It follows logically, of course, from his equally welcome questioning of Britain's extra-European defence commitments in his......