12 NOVEMBER 1983, Page 24

Giant among men

Sir: Must we suffer any more silly letters and comments about streets and places named after Nelson Mandela?

That he is a giant among men is clear to anyone who has read his collected speeches, particularly his statement from the dock at Pretoria Supereme Court in 1964.

Such pettiness and ignorance looks amiss in your columns.

Noel Thomas

Bron-y-Garn Surgery, Maesteg, Mid Glamorgan